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Introduction: Nephritis
Nephritis: Any type of kidney inflammation. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Nephritis is available below.
Symptoms of Nephritis
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Medical Textbooks Online about Nephritis
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter"
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Nephritis?
- Misdiagnosis of Nephritis
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- Underlying causes of Nephritis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
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Misdiagnosis and Nephritis
Interstitial cystitis an under-diagnosed bladder condition: The medical condition of interstitial cystitic is a bladder condition that can be misdiagnosed as various conditions such as overactive bladder or other causes of pelvic pain. This condition can cause chronic pelvic pain or symptoms of urinary incontinence, similar to overactive bladder. Millions of patients may be misdiagnosed - an estimated third of the 9 million women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) or 4.5 million of the 17 million women with overactive bladder syndrome do not respond well to treatment, and may have interstitial cystitis rather than their given diagnosis. In other words, about 6 million US women may have misdiagnosed interstitial cystitis. See interstitial cystitis or overactive bladder, or incontinence....read more »
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Causes of Nephritis
- Kidney conditions
- Glomerulonephritis
- Autoimmune nephritis
- Lupus nephritis
- Nephropathy
See full list of 9 causes of Nephritis
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- Medications, drugs, or substances causing Nephritis (113 listings)
- Underlying causes of Nephritis
- Nephritis as a complication caused by other conditions
- Nephritis as a symptom
Treatments for Nephritis
- See treatments for the underlying causes of nephritis
Read more about treatments for Nephritis
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Types of Kidney Stones
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What Are Kidney Stones?
Kidney stones, as the name implies, can lodge themselves in the kidney or along the urinary tract, causing extreme pain. What are they and how can...
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Prognosis for Nephritis
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Reseach about Nephritis
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Clinical Trials for Nephritis
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Nephritis include:
- Immune System Related Kidney Disease - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- Aspreva Lupus Management Study (ALMS) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Mycophenolate mofetil,Intravenous cyclophosphamide (active comparator, induction),Azathioprine (active comparator, maintenance)
- Study of LJP 394 in Lupus Patients With History of Renal Disease - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - abetimus sodium (LJP 394)
- TNF Blockade With Remicade in Active Lupus Nephritis WHO Class V (TRIAL ) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - infliximab,azathioprine
- Study of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
See full list of 61 Clinical Trials for Nephritis
Statistics for Nephritis
- Medical statistics for Nephritis
- Prevalence and incidence statistics for Nephritis
- Death and Mortality statistics for Nephritis
- Society statistics for Nephritis
Types of Nephritis
- Acute nephritis
- Chronic nephritis
- Glomerulonephritis
- Primary glomerulonephritis
- Autoimmune nephritis
See full list of 8 Types of Nephritis
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Definitions of Nephritis:
An inflammation of the kidney - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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- Symptoms of Nephritis
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- Diagnosis of Nephritis
- Signs of Nephritis
- Misdiagnosis of Nephritis
- Undiagnosed Nephritis
- Misdiagnosis of Underlying Causes of Nephritis
- Misdiagnosis of Medication Causes of Nephritis
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- Doctors and Medical Specialists for Nephritis
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- Deaths from Nephritis
- Death Statistics for Types of Nephritis
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