Glomerulonephritis presents with the nephritic syndrome: hematuria with RBC casts, hypertension, variable azotemia, and edema. Proteinuria and oliguria may also be present.
Acute glom...
Macroscopic hematuria (tea-colored urine) in many
Reduced urine output, edema
Dyspnea, fatigue, lethargy
Headache
Seizures (hypertensive encephalopathy)
Symptoms of a systemic disease such...
Ahn SY, Ingulli E. Acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis: an update. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2008;20(2):157–162. [View Abstract on OvidInsights]
Lau KK, Wyatt RJ. Glomeruloneph...
583.9 Nephritis and nephropathy, not specified as acute or chronic, with unspecified pathological lesion in kidney
580.9 Acute glomerulonephritis with unspecified pathological lesion in kidne...
Q: When do serum complement levels return to normal in APSGN?
A: Serum complement levels (C3) return to normal within a 6- to 8-week period in APSGN. Persistently low C3 levels suggest a cause othe...
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<bold>FIGURE 67-3</bold> <bold>Immune complex glomerulonephritis. A.</bold> Immunofluorescence staining of the glomerulus stained with antibodies directed against C3 showing deposits in the capillary walls and the mesangium. <bold>B.</bold> Electron micrograph of a glomerular tuft revealing electron-dense immune complex deposits in the mesangium (single arrow) and subendothelial capillary space (double arrow). The basement membrane splits to surround the subendothelial d...
<bold>FIGURE 67-3</bold> <bold>Immune complex glomerulonephritis. A.</bold> Immunofluorescence staining of the gl...
<bold><italic>Figure 19-11</bold> Crescentic glomerulonephritis.</bold> Crescent of epithelial cells proliferates along the parietal rim of the glomerular space and obliterates the glomerulus. Crescentic glomerulonephritis is an anatomic finding in progressively worsening glomerulonephritis of many types. Reprinted with permission from Rubin E. Pathology. 4th ed. Philadelphia. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins 2005.
<bold><italic>Figure 19-11</bold> Crescentic glomerulonephritis.</bold> Crescent of epithelial cells proliferates ...
<bold><italic>Figure 19-12</bold> Membranous glomerulonephritis (light microscopy).</bold> Basement membrane is thickened by immunoglobulin deposits.
<bold><italic>Figure 19-12</bold> Membranous glomerulonephritis (light microscopy).</bold> Basement membrane is th...