Glomerular disease

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Glomerular disease patient information
Overview
Classification 1- Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis 2- Renal disease due to Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis, or cardiac shunt 3- Lupus nephritis 4- Goodpasture syndrome 5- IgA nephropathy 6- Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener's) 7- Microscopic Polyangiitis 8- Churg-Strauss Syndrome 9- Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis 10- Henoch-Schönlein purpura 11- Cryoglobulinemia 12- Minimal change disease 13- Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis 14- Membranous glomerulonephritis 15- Diabetic Nephropathy 16- Glomerular deposition disease 17- Alport's Syndrome 18- Thin Basement Membrane Disease 19- Nail-Patella Syndrome 20- Hypertensive nephrosclerosis 21- Cholesterol Emboli 22- Sickle Cell Disease 23- Thrombotic Microangiopathies 24- Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
Pathophysiology
Differential Diagnosis
Diagnosis
Prevention

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mehrian Jafarizade, M.D [2]

Overview

Glomerular disease are conditions that affect the glomerulus. Glomerular diseases can be classified into glomerulonephritis characterized by an inflammatory process, and glomerulosclerosis which is characterized by fibrosis of the glomerulus.

Classification

Glomerular diseases can be classified as their clinical symptoms as below: Glomerular hematuria: 1- Glomerulonephritis 2- Isolated hematuria

Proteinuria: 1- Nephrotic syndrome 2- Isolated proteinuria

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