chandigarh: nephritic syndrome is the most common kidney-related disorder but it is only now that awareness about it is spreading; with as many as 1,500, mostly kids, having its symptoms registered in ...

Viral infections can cause many glomerular diseases. The diagnostic criteria for virus-related nephropathy include detailed clinical and laboratory data, and tissue molecular analysis. Several ...

Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN), also termed mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis, is diagnosed on the basis of a glomerular-injury pattern that is common to a heterogeneous group of ...

Severe dehydration like in cases of severe blood loss (hemorrhage), shock, severe vomiting or diarrhea and overuse of diuretics. Decreased cardiac output like in heart attack, abnormal heartbeats ...

In a study, children glomerular disease was associated with a 67% increased risk of hypertension after adjusting for age and body mass index. Men who had glomerular disease as children appear to be at ...