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Glomerulonephritis

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Definition: Inflammation of the renal glomeruli (KIDNEY GLOMERULUS) that can be classified by the type of glomerular injuries including antibody deposition, complement activation, cellular proliferation, and glomerulosclerosis. These structural and functional abnormalities usually lead to HEMATURIA; PROTEINURIA; HYPERTENSION; and RENAL INSUFFICIENCY.     
See Also Kidney Failure, Chronic
Examples Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease; Glomerulonephritis, IGA; Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative; Glomerulonephritis, Membranous; Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental; Lupus Nephritis 		Other names Bright Disease; Glomerulonephritides
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis with pulmonary hemorrhage  0   *Glomerulonephritis *Hemorrhage *Lung Diseases.
nephritis-strain associated protein, group A Streptococcus  0   *Bacterial Proteins Antigens, Bacterial Glomerulonephritis Streptococcus pyogenes. Nippon Ika Daigaku Zasshi 1984;51(3):339

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