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Proteinuria: Excerpt from A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis

Benign/Physiologic


Fever
Exercise
Orthostatic
Contrast dye

Usually Nonnephritic


Chronic pyelonephritis
Arteriolar nephrosclerosis
Malignant hypertension
Interstitial nephritis, acute or chronic

Acute tubular necrosis
Urinary tract obstruction
Nephrolithiasis
Renal neoplasm
Renal trauma
Polycystic kidney disease
Hereditary nephritis (Alport's syndrome)
Glomerular disease, especially
   IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease)
   Crescentic glomerulonephritis
   Hemolytic-uremic syndrome
   Scleroderma
Genitourinary tuberculosis

Often Nephrotic


Primary renal disease, especially
   Minimal change disease
   Membranous glomerulopathy
   Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Systemic disease, especially
   Diabetes mellitus
   Lupus erythematosus
   Polyarteritis nodosa
   Wegener's granulomatosis
   Henoch-Schönlein purpura
   Mixed cryoglobulinemia
   Amyloidosis (primary or secondary)
   Neoplasm
       Solid tumors (especially lung, colon, stomach,
breast)
       Hodgkin's disease, other lymphomas
       Multiple myeloma
   Sarcoidosis
   Myxedema
   Graves' disease
   Sickle cell disease
Toxins, drugs
   Gold
   Mercury
   Heroin
   Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs
   Penicillamine
   Captopril
   Trimethadione and other anticonvulsants
Allergens
   Pollens
   Poison ivy and oak
   Snake venom
   Bee or insect stings
   Antitoxin (e.g., tetanus toxoid)
Infection, especially
   Bacterial (e.g., streptococcal, staphylococcal)
   Hepatitis B and C
   Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
   Epstein-Barr virus (infectious mononucleosis)
   Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
   Syphilis
   Malaria
   Helminthic (e.g., schistosomiasis)
   Leprosy
Miscellaneous
   Congestive heart failure
   Tricuspid insufficiency
   Constrictive pericarditis
   Preeclampsia
   Renal vein thrombosis, inferior vena cava obstruction
   Massive obesity
   Hereditary diseases, especially
       Congenital nephrotic syndrome
       Fabry's disease
       Nail-patella syndrome

References


1. Glassock RJ: The Glomerulopathies, p. 685. See Bibliography, 4.
2. See Bibliography, 5.

Book Source Details

  • Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
  • Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
  • Year of Publication: 1999
  • Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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More About This Book:
Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
Authors: Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Copyright: 1999
ISBN: 0-78171-943-7

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