| cl | | | | fever, and abdominal and joint pain. |
| Glomerulonephritis is a type of kidney disease | | | | These types of general symptoms can continue for |
| Glomerulonephritis is a disease that involves | | | | up to one month before symptoms of kidney failure |
| inflammation of the glomeruli â the filtering | | | | appear. Patients whose kidneys are failing will produce |
| units of the kidneys. This inflammation and | | | | only small amounts of urine and have swelling |
| subsequent damage to the glomeruli affects their | | | | (edema) from fluid build-up. Symptoms of acute |
| ability to filter waste products and excess water | | | | glomerulonephritis usually occur around two to three |
| from the blood. Glomerulonephritis may be either | | | | weeks after a streptococcal infection and begin with |
| acute, with a sudden onset of inflammation, or | | | | swelling. They can progress to high blood pressure, |
| chronic, involving persistent inflammation that comes | | | | visual disturbances, shortness of breath, blood in the |
| on more gradually. Many people with | | | | urine, and a reduction in urine production.Glomerular |
| glomerulonephritis have no symptoms. When | | | | disease can be part of a systemic disease, such as |
| symptoms occur, they are often flu-like, such as | | | | lupus or diabetes, or it can be a disease by itself |
| general fatigue, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, | | | | primary glomerulonephritis. |