Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis |
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Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) is a rapid deterioration in kidney function over a short time. This condition usually occurs when there is an acute inflammation of the kidneys.
What is going on in the body?
Alternate Names : Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody disease, Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis with pulmonary hemorrhage, Pulmonary renal syndrome, Glomerulonephritis - pulmonary hemorrhage
Definition ...
Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis includes any type of glomerulonephritis (inflammation of the glomerulus) in which progressive loss of kidney function occurs over weeks to months.
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis
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Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis ...
In more serious, rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, about half of people remember having had a flu-like illness in the month before symptoms start.
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Treatment and recovery ...
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This condition may develop after survival of the acute phase of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis.
Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody disease; Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis with pulmonary hemorrhage; Pulmonary renal syndrome; Glomerulonephritis - pulmonary hemorrhage
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Raynaud Phenomenon ...
There are a number of different forms of glomerulonephritis, including acute glomerulonephritis, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, idiopathic membranous glomerulonephritis, and IgA nephropathy, ...
AllRefer Health - Goodpasture's Syndrome (Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Antibody Disease, Glomerulonephritis - Pulmonary Hemorrhage, Pulmonary Renal Syndrome, Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis with Pulmonary Hemorrhage)
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Inflammation of the glomerulus (glomerulonephritis) is the result and may present as acute glomerulonephritis, chronic glomerulonephritis or rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis.
Often the precise cause of glomerulonephritis is unknown; however this condition can develop quickly with loss of kidney function occurring over weeks and months, called rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis.
 See also: Nephritis, Rapidly progressive, Glomerulonephritis, Kidney, Symptom
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