Nephrology, Urology and Therapeutics

Glomerulonephritis

Glomerulonephritis (gloe-mer-u-low-nuh-FRY-tis) could be a group of diseases that cause inflammation of the small filters within the kidneys (glomeruli). The function of the kidneys is to get rid of excess fluid, electrolytes and waste from the blood and pass them into your urine. Glomerulonephritis can come on suddenly or gradually grow to be chronic. Lupus and diabetes can cause glomerulonephritis or it can occur on its own. Severe or prolonged inflammation related to glomerulonephritis can damage the kidneys and treatment depends on the sort of glomerulonephritis a patient has. Causes of glomerulonephritis may be infections like post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis, bacterial endocarditis, viral infections; immune diseases like lupus, goodpasture’s syndrome, IgA nephropathy; vasculitis like polyarteritis and granulomatosis with polyangiitis.