This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Glomerulonephritis. Glomerulonephritis (GN) are diseases caused by inflammation and injury of the glomeruli or small blood vessels of the kidney. It was created by Katherine Pirie (Medical Student, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) with the help of Dr. Cal Robinson (SickKids Hospital)

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Related Content:

• Podcast: Approach to Pediatric Chronic Kidney Disease
• Podcast: Acute Kidney Injury

References: 

• Sethi S, Vriese ASD, Fervenza FC. Acute glomerulonephritis. The Lancet. 2022 Apr 23;399(10335):1646–63. 

• Agarwal SK, Sethi S, Dinda AK. Basics of kidney biopsy: A nephrologist’s perspective. Indian J Nephrol. 2013;23(4):243–52. 

• Davin JC, Coppo R. Henoch–Schönlein purpura nephritis in children. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2014 Oct;10(10):563–73. 

• Ong LT. Management and outcomes of acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis in children. World J Nephrol. 2022 Sep 25;11(5):139–45. 

• Seshan SV, Jennette JC. Renal Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus With Emphasis on Classification of Lupus Glomerulonephritis: Advances and Implications. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2009 Feb 1;133(2):233–48. 

• Tom Lissauer, Will Carroll. Illustrated Textbook of Paediatrics. 6th ed. Elsevier Limited; 2022.