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==Overview== | |||
==Differential Diagnosis== | |||
Glomerulonephritis should further be distinguished from [[syphilis]], as it may presents as [[blood]] in the [[urine]] (dark, rust-colored, or brown urine), foamy urine (due to excess [[protein]] in the urine), [[swelling]] ([[edema]]) of the face, eyes, ankles, feet, legs, or [[abdomen]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Mandell | first = Gerald | title = Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases | publisher = Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier | location = Philadelphia, PA | year = 2010 | isbn = 978-0-443-06839-3 }}</ref> | |||
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Overview
Differential Diagnosis
Glomerulonephritis should further be distinguished from syphilis, as it may presents as blood in the urine (dark, rust-colored, or brown urine), foamy urine (due to excess protein in the urine), swelling (edema) of the face, eyes, ankles, feet, legs, or abdomen.[1]
References
- ↑ Mandell, Gerald (2010). Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases. Philadelphia, PA: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-443-06839-3.