Background A 36-year-old white male with a history of allergic rhinitis and sinusitis presented to the emergency room with abdominal pain and diarrhea. Physical examination revealed fever, hypoxemia ...

Patients with nephritic syndrome exhibit an array of symptoms that are associated with loss of kidney function, including excess protein in urine, swelling, and albuminuria. Many nephritic syndrome ...

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 ...

Nephrotic syndrome isn’t a disease. It’s a group of symptoms that can appear if your kidneys aren’t working right. You might have a condition that affects only your kidneys. Doctors call that a ...

BETWEEN September, 1964, and April, 1966, 720 patients with acute glomerulonephritis were admitted to the General Hospital in San Fernando from the rural areas of South Trinidad, West Indies. Previous ...

Interstitial nephritis is a kidney condition characterized by swelling in between the kidney tubules. The main functions of your kidneys are to filter your blood and to get rid of waste from your body ...