Acute glomerulonephritis

Acute glomerulonephritis is often referred to as acute nephritis. In a broad sense, it refers to a group of etiologies and pathogenesis of different, but clinical manifestations of acute onset, glomerular disease characterized by hematuria, proteinuria, edema, hypertension and decreased glomerular filtration rate, so Often referred to as acute nephritic syndrome. Most clinically, they are acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis. This disease is the most common kidney disease in childhood. See the age of 3 to 8 years, rare under 2 years. The male to female ratio is approximately 2: 1.