Glomerulonephritis Causes

Aka: Glomerulonephritis Causes, Infectious Causes of Glomerulonephritis

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II. Causes: Primary Glomerular Disease

  1. IgA Nephropathy
  2. Mesangial proliferative disease
  3. Membranoproliferative disease
  4. Antiglomerular basement membrane

III. Causes: Infectious

  1. Bacterial
    1. Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis
    2. Infective Endocarditis
    3. Staphylococcus bacteremia
    4. Pneumococcal bacteremia
    5. Syphilis
    6. Leptospirosis
    7. Meningococcemia
    8. Mycoplasma
    9. Typhoid Fever
    10. Visceral Sepsis
  2. Viral
    1. Hepatitis B
    2. Influenza A and Influenza B
    3. Adenovirus
    4. Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)
    5. Cytomegalovirus
    6. Measles
    7. Mumps
    8. Parasitic
    9. Malaria
    10. Toxoplasmosis
    11. Schistosomiasis
    12. Filariasis

IV. Causes: Multisystem Disease

  1. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  2. Henoch-Schonlein Purpura
  3. Necrotizing Fasciitis
  4. Goodpasture's Syndrome
  5. Wegener's Granulomatosis
  6. Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
  7. Postpartum Renal Failure
  8. Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
  9. Hereditary nephritis
  10. Cryoglobulinemia

V. Causes: Medications (primarily cause RPGN)

  1. See Medication Causes of Glomerulonephritis
  2. Examples: Penicillamine, Hydralazine, Allopurinol, Rifampin

VI. Causes: Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis

  1. IgA Nephropathy
  2. Membranoproliferative disease
  3. Antiglomerular basement membrane
  4. Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis
  5. Infective Endocarditis
  6. Visceral Sepsis
  7. Hepatitis B
  8. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  9. Necrotizing Fasciitis
  10. Goodpasture's Syndrome
  11. Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (previously known as Wegener's Granulomatosis)
  12. Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
  13. Cryoglobulinemia
  14. Penicillamine
  15. Hydralazine
  16. Allopurinol
  17. Rifampin

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