15^th World Nephrology Conference

Glomerular Diseases

Glomerular ailment might be caused by contamination or a medication that is harmful to your kidneys. Once in a while  glomerular maladies is idiopathic, which means it happens without any cause that can be found. Kidneys have around one million tiny filter units called nephrons. Every nephron has a glomerulus, so that there are more than one million of them as well. More than one glomerulus is called glomeruli. Glomeruli help in removal of excess fluid, electrolytes and waste from your circulation system and pass them through the urine maintaining the stability of the body. Tubulo interstitial disease influencing the tubules in the kidneys, Renal vascular infections affecting the blood vessel networks inside the kidneys, Kidney failure  that can be sudden or acute  or long term or chronic, Kidney and bladder stones, Inflammation of the tiny filters in the kidneys leads to  a state called Glomerulonephritis otherwise called glomerular nephritis . Albuminuria, haematuria, decreased glomerular filtration rate, hypoproteinemia, edema are the side effects of this disease