Glomerulonephritis, Acute: eMedicine Nephrology

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Glomerulonephritis, Acute: eMedicine Nephrology

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Overview: Bright initially described acute glomerulonephritis (GN) in 1927. Acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (PSGN) is the archetype of acute GN. Acute nephritic syndrome is the most serious and potentially devastating form of various renal syndromes. Acute GN is ...

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