Glomerulonephritis

A renal disorder characterized by damage in the glomeruli. It may be acute or chronic, focal or diffuse, and it may lead to renal failure. Causes include autoimmune disorders, infections, diabetes, and malignancies.

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glomerular nephritis
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HYPERSENSITIVITY AND ASSOCIATED DISORDERS 1) Type I Anaphylaxis Bronchial asthma Allergic rhinitis Allergic sinusitis Food allergies 2) Type II Autoimmune hemolytic anemia Pemphigus vulgaris Goodpasture syndrome Acute rheumatic fever Myas...See More

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Hypersensitivity is the condition where body's immune response is exaggerated and damages the body's tissues


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for diagnosis of glomerulonephritis, you can use streptozyme(slide agglutination), which detects antibodies to streptolysin O, DNAse B, hyaluronidase, streptokinase and nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide.

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Streptozyme test is an active haemagglutination test. ASO titers higher than 200 units is considered significant and suggest either recent or recurrent infection with streptococci( i.e ASO titers >200 units.


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