Problem
Chronic glomerulonephritis
Other Names:
Chronic nephritis Nature:
The advanced stage of a group of kidney disorders, resulting in inflammation and gradual, progressive destruction of the glomeruli (internal kidney structures). Damage to the glomeruli with subsequent inefficient filtering causes blood and protein to be lost in the urine. Because symptoms develop gradually, the disorder may be discovered when there is an abnormal urinalysis during routine physical or examination for unrelated disorders. It may be discovered as a cause of hypertension that is difficult to control. Incidence:
The disorder is rare, affecting only 4 out of 100,000 people. Broader Problems:
Chronic illnessGlomerulonephritis Related Problems:
Pattern of Deficient Spleen Yang in the bodyPatterns of deficient kidney yang in the bodyPattern of Deficient Liver Yin and Deficient Kidney Yin in the bodyPattern of Deficient Spleen Yang and Deficient Kidney Yang in the body Subject(s):
Medicine → Urogenital systemProblem Type:
G: Very specific problems Date of last update
22.04.2002 – 00:00 CEST