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Acute glomerulonephritis |
Includes a number of renal disorders in which proliferation and inflammation of the glomeruli are secondary to an immune mechanism |
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What are some symptoms of acute glomerulonephritis? |
Sudden onset of hematuria with red blood cell casts and protein urea and can be accompanied by renal salt and water retention, edema, hypertension, and in severe cases azotemia (decreased glomerular filtration rate) |
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Chronic glomerulonephritis is the causative factor for… |
30 to 50% of children with renal failure; responsible for most school age and teenage children requiring dialysis and kidney transplantation |
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Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis |
Occurs after a throat or skin infection with certain strains of group A beta hemolytic streptococci |
