Membranous glomerulonephritis risk factors

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

Overview

The most common risk factors of membranous glomerulonephritis includes SLE and drugs like Captopril, Penicilliamine.

Less common risk factors in the development of membranous glomerulonephritis include:^[1]
- Sickle cell anemia
- Sarcoidosis

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Wasserstein AG (April 1997). "Membranous glomerulonephritis". J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. 8 (4): 664–74. PMID 10495797.
↑ Reichert, LJ; Koene, RA; Wetzels, JF (1998). "Prognostic factors in idiopathic membranous nephropathy". American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 31 (1): 1–11. doi:10.1053/ajkd.1998.v31.pm9428445. ISSN 0272-6386.