Membranoproliferative GN II

Membranoproliferative GN I
Membranoproliferative GN II
Most cases are type I. Membranoproliferative GN II is much less common than Membranoproliferative GN I. It also tends to get worse faster than membranoproliferative GN I.

See also: Membranoproliferative GN II
Causes, incidence, and risk factors:
Glomerulonephritis is inflammation of the glomeruli, the inner structures of the kidney that help filter waste and fluids from the blood to form urine.

Most cases are type I. Membranoproliferative GN II is much less common than Membranoproliferative GN I. It also tends to get worse faster than membranoproliferative GN I.
The conditions affect both men and women, mostly under age 30.
Symptoms ...

Membranoproliferative GN II
Rapidly progressive (crescentic) glomerulonephritis
SLE or lupus nephritis
Syphilis and other sexually transmitted diseases
Typhoid fever
Vasculitis
Viral diseases such as mononucleosis, measles, mumps ...

Alport syndrome
Complicated UTI (pyelonephritis)
Membranoproliferative GN II
Kidney vein thrombosis ...

See also: Nephritis, Kidney, Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative GN, Acute nephritic syndrome