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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Glomerulosclerosis refers to a hardening of the glomerulus in the kidney. In causes fibrosis and scarring of the renal glomeruli involving a part of or the entire glomerulus; can be limited to a small area or can be diffused throughout the entire kidney; caused by diabetic nephropathy, chronic glomerular nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, or renal hypertension.