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Symptoms of Glomerulonephritis

Symptoms of Glomerulonephritis

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Glomerulonephritis includes the 44 symptoms listed below:

• Symptoms of acute glomerulonephritis:
  • Fever
  • Restlessness
  • Pains
  • Headache
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Loss of appetite
  • General edema
  • Fluid retention
  • Swollen eyelids
  • Puffy eyelids
  • Swollen ankles
  • Swollen face
  • Puffy face
  • General edema
  • High blood pressure
  • Kidney symptoms
  • Reduced urine
  • Proteinuria
  • Blood in urine
  • Dark urine
  • Albumin in urine
  • Cloudy urine
  • Groin pain
  • Headache
• Symptoms of chronic glomerulonephritis:
  • No symptoms - many people do not notice mild cases
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Muscle pain
  • Bone pains
  • Fatigue
  • Excessive urination
  • See symptoms of kidney failure
• See also symptoms of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis
• Tea-colored urine
• Protein in the urine
• Facial swelling
• Limb swelling
• Body swelling
• Reduced urination
• Anemia
• High level of nitrogen-containing waste material
• more information...»

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• Other Causes -- causes of these or similar symptoms

Glomerulonephritis: Complications

Review medical complications possibly associated with Glomerulonephritis:

• Kidney failure (type of Kidney disease)
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Glomerulonephritis Symptoms: Book Excerpts

• Signs and symptoms - Chronic glomerulonephritis
• Signs and symptoms - Acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
• Glomerulonephritis - signs & symptoms - Glomerulonephritis

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Glomerulonephritis: Undiagnosed Conditions

Diseases that may be commonly undiagnosed in related medical areas:

• Urinary & Bladder Disorders -- serious medical disorders that may be undiagnosed:
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  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Interstitial Cystitis -- Undiagnosed
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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical tests related to Glomerulonephritis:

• Bladder & Urinary Health: Home Testing:
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  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Tests
  • Home Cystitis Tests
  • Home Kidney Tests
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney Function)
  • Home Prostate Cancer Tests
• Kidney Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Kidney Testing
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Test Kits
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Glomerulonephritis?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Glomerulonephritis includes:

• Hematuria
• Infective endocarditis
• more diagnoses...»

See the full list of 2 alternative diagnoses for Glomerulonephritis

Glomerulonephritis: Research Doctors & Specialists

• Urinary & Bladder Specialists (Urology):
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Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Albumin in urine - see all causes of Proteinuria
• Anemia - see all causes of Anemia
• Blood in urine - see all causes of Blood in urine
• Body swelling - see all causes of Swelling symptoms
• Bone pains - see all causes of Bone pain
• Cloudy urine - see all causes of Cloudy urine
• Dark urine - see all causes of Dark urine
• Excessive urination - see all causes of Polyuria
• Facial swelling - see all causes of Face swelling
• Fatigue - see all causes of Fatigue
• Fever - see all causes of Fever
• Fluid retention - see all causes of Fluid retention
• General edema - see all causes of Swelling symptoms
• General edema - see all causes of Swelling symptoms
• Groin pain - see all causes of Groin pain
• Headache - see all causes of Headache
• Headache - see all causes of Headache
• High blood pressure - see all causes of High blood pressure
• Kidney symptoms - see all causes of Kidney symptoms
• Loss of appetite - see all causes of Poor appetite
• Muscle pain - see all causes of Muscle pain
• Nausea - see all causes of Nausea
• Nausea - see all causes of Nausea
• No symptoms - see all causes of No symptoms
• Pains - see all causes of Pain
• Proteinuria - see all causes of Proteinuria
• Puffy eyelids - see all causes of Eyelid swelling
• Puffy face - see all causes of Face swelling
• Reduced urination - see all causes of Reduced urine
• Reduced urine - see all causes of Reduced urine
• Restlessness - see all causes of Restlessness
• See symptoms of kidney failure
• See also symptoms of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis
• Swollen ankles - see all causes of Ankle swelling
• Swollen eyelids - see all causes of Eyelid swelling
• Swollen face - see all causes of Face swelling
• Vomiting - see all causes of Vomiting
• Vomiting - see all causes of Vomiting

Medical Books Online about Glomerulonephritis

Medical Books Excerpts Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Glomerulonephritis are available from published medical books for more detailed information about Glomerulonephritis.

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

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Symptoms of Glomerulonephritis: Online Medical Books

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Chronic glomerulonephritis: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Chronic glomerulonephritis typically develops insidiously and asymptomatically, usually over many years. At any time, however, it may suddenly become progressive, producing nephrotic syndrome, hypertension, proteinuria, and hematuria. In late stages of progressive chronic glomerulonephritis, it may accelerate to uremic symptoms, such as azotemia, nausea, vomiting, pruritus, dyspnea, malaise, and fatigability. Mild to severe edema and anemia may accompany these symptoms. Severe hypertension may cause cardiac hypertrophy, leading to heart failure, and may accelerate the development of advanced renal failure, eventually necessitating dialysis or transplantation.

» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »

Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

APSGN begins within 1 to 3 weeks after untreated pharyngitis. Symptoms include mild to moderate edema, oliguria (less than 400 ml/24 hours), proteinuria, azotemia, hematuria, and fatigue. Mild to severe hypertension may result from either sodium or water retention (due to decreased GFR) or inappropriate renin release. Heart failure from hypervolemia leads to pulmonary edema.

PEDIATRIC TIP The presenting features of APSGN in children may be encephalopathy with seizures and focal neurological deficits.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Glomerulonephritis: Glomerulonephritis - signs & symptoms
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)

• Macroscopic hematuria (dark brown urine)
• Sore throat
• Impetigo
• A prior upper respiratory infection that persists at least 1 week or skin lesions in the proceeding 3–4 weeks suggests acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis.
• An upper respiratory infection in the previous few days suggests IgA nephropathy.
• Reduced output of urine
• Dyspnea, fatigue, lethargy
• Headache
• Seizures (hypertensive encephalopathy)
• Symptoms of a systemic disease such as fever, rash (especially on the buttocks and legs, posteriorly), arthralgia, and weight loss

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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008

Glomerulonephritis as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

When considering symptoms of Glomerulonephritis, it is also important to consider Glomerulonephritis as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Glomerulonephritis may cause:

• Abdominal pain
• Haematuria
• Hypertension, systemic
• Renal failure

- (Source - Diseases Database)

Glomerulonephritis as a symptom:

For a more detailed analysis of Glomerulonephritis as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Glomerulonephritis.

Glomerulonephritis: Onset and Incubation

Incubation period for Glomerulonephritis: About 2-3 weeks after streptococcal infection for post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis

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About signs and symptoms of Glomerulonephritis:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Glomerulonephritis. This signs and symptoms information for Glomerulonephritis has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Glomerulonephritis signs or Glomerulonephritis symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Glomerulonephritis may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Glomerulonephritis symptoms.

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