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| | #Redirect[[Nephritic syndrome#Causes]] |
| {{Nephritic syndrome}}
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| {{CMG}}; {{AE}} [[User:YazanDaaboul|Yazan Daaboul]], [[User:Sergekorjian|Serge Korjian]]
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| ==Overview==
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| Causes of nephritic syndrome vary by age. Causes of nephritic syndrome include post-infectious glomerulonephritis, IgA nephropathy (Berger disease), thin basement membrane disease, and rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis.
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| == Causes ==
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| Age plays an important role in identifying the cause of nephritic syndrome. Nonetheless, age should not be the only factor in defining the etiology of nephritic syndrome.
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| {| border="1" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:left;" cellpadding="5" align="center"
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| |+ '''''Common Causes of Nephritic Syndrome by Age'''''
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| | bgcolor="#d9ff54"|'''Age (Years)''' || bgcolor="#d9ff54"|'''Cause of Nephritic Syndrome'''
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| | bgcolor="#ececec"|'''< 15 ''' ||
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| *[[Post-infectious glomerulonephritis]]
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| *[[IgA nephropathy]] ([[Berger disease]])
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| *[[Thin basement membrane disease]]
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| *[[Alport's syndrome]] (hereditary nephritis)
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| *[[Henoch-Schonlein purpura]]
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| *[[Lupus nephritis]]
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| | bgcolor="#ececec"|'''15-40''' ||
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| *[[IgA nephropathy]] ([[Berger disease]])
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| *[[Thin basement membrane disease]]
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| *[[Lupus nephritis]]
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| *[[Alport's syndrome]] (hereditary nephritis)
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| *[[Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis]]
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| *[[Post-infectious glomeruloneprhitis]]
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| | bgcolor="#ececec"|'''> 40 ''' ||
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| *[[IgA nephropathy]] ([[Berger disease]])
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| *[[Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis]]
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| *[[Vasculitis]]
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| *[[Post-infectious glomerulonephritis]]
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| |}
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| <center><sup>Adapted from Rose BD. Pathophysiology of renal diseases, ed. 2. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1987,p. 167</sup></center>
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist|2}}
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| {{WH}}
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| {{WS}}
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| [[Category:Needs content]]
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| [[Category:Disease]]
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| [[Category:Nephrology]]
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| [[Category:Syndromes]]
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| [[Category:Pediatrics]]
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