Nephritic syndrome

Also known as: Acute glomerulonephritic syndrome

Hematuria with red cell casts, hypertension, edema and reduced glomerular filtration.

Medical specialty: Nephrology
Subspecialty: Nephrology / Glomerular diseases
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: yes, post-streptococcal in school-age children
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Immune-mediated glomerular inflammation after infection, IgA nephropathy, lupus, vasculitis.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (8)

azotemiacola-colored urineedemaheadachehematuriahypertensionoliguriaproteinuria

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