What Is Glomerulonephritis?

 

Glomerulonephritis is a type of glomerular kidney disease in which the kidneys' filters become inflamed and scarred. The kidneys slowly lose their ability to remove wastes and excess fluid from the blood to make urine. Types of glomerulonephritis include kidney disease of diabetes, IgA nephropathy, and lupus nephritis.

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Hepatitis C linked to severe kidney disease

June 26, 2007 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adults infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) are at increased risk for developing end-stage kidney disease, a serious disease that requires lifelong dialysis or kidney transplantation, investigators report in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

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