Glomerulonephritis: Symptoms
Inflammation of the glomeruli. Most often, it is caused by an autoimmune disease, but it can also result from infection.
Part of: Glomerulonephritis
About Glomerulonephritis Symptoms
The signs and symptoms of glomerular disease include
albuminuria: large amounts of protein in the urine hematuria: blood in the urine reduced glomerular filtration rate: inefficient filtering of wastes from the blood hypoproteinemia: low blood protein edema: swelling in parts of the bodyOne or more of these symptoms can be the first sign of kidney disease. But how would you know, for example, whether you have proteinuria? Before seeing a doctor, you may not. But some of these symptoms have signs, or visible manifestations:
NIH – National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases