Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis causes

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

Overview

Disease name] may be caused by [cause1], [cause2], or [cause3].

OR

Common causes of [disease] include [cause1], [cause2], and [cause3].

OR

The most common cause of [disease name] is [cause 1]. Less common causes of [disease name] include [cause 2], [cause 3], and [cause 4].

OR

The cause of [disease name] has not been identified. To review risk factors for the development of [disease name], click here.

Causes

Life-threatening Causes

• Infective endocarditis
• Sepsis

Common Causes

Common causes of [disease name] may include:

• Goodpasture syndrome
• Lupus nephritis
• Henoch-Schönlein purpural)
• Immunoglobulin A nephropathy
• Mixed cryoglobulinemia
• Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
• Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener granulomatosis)
• Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA)
• Renal-limited necrotizing crescentic glomerulonephritis (NCGN)
• Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA; Churg-Strauss syndrome

Less Common Causes

Less common causes of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis include:

• Cryoglobulinemia
• Systemic necrotizng vasculitis
• Colon cancer
• Lung cancer
• Lymphoma
• Allopurinol
• Hydralazine
• Rifampin
• Behcet's disease
• Renal-limited necrotizing crescentic glomerulonephritis (NCGN)

Genetic Causes

• Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis is more common in people who have HLA DP1, DQ and DRB4s.

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	Infective endocarditis
Chemical/Poisoning	No underlying causes
Dental	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect	Hydralazine,Allopurinol,Rifampin
Ear Nose Throat	No underlying causes
Endocrine	No underlying causes
Environmental	No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic	Colon cancer
Genetic	HLA DP1, HLA DQ, HLA DRB4s
Hematologic	Lymphoma, Henoch-Schönlein purpural)
Iatrogenic	No underlying causes
Infectious Disease	Hepatitis B,Hepatitis C
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic	No underlying causes
Neurologic	No underlying causes
Nutritional/Metabolic	No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic	No underlying causes
Oncologic	Colon cancer, Pulmonary cancer, Lymphoma
Ophthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	No underlying causes
Pulmonary	Lung cancer
Renal/Electrolyte	Postinfectious glomerulonephritis,Lupus nephritis,Immunoglobulin A nephropathy ,Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, Renal-limited necrotizing crescentic glomerulonephritis (NCGN)
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy	Goodpasture syndrome, SLE, Behcet's disease, Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener granulomatosis), Microscopic polyangiitis, Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA; Churg-Strauss syndrome),
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	No underlying causes
Urologic	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	Sepsis

Causes in Alphabetical Order

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