Joanna Małyszko, Jacek S. Małyszko

Najczęściej spotykane choroby nerek - zakażenia układu moczowego oraz kłębuszkowe zapalenia nerek
2006-09-16

Urinary tract infections and glomerulonephritis. There is a rising incidence and prevalence of kidney failure. There are several causes of renal failure. The most common are diabetic nephropathy, hypertension, glomerulonephritis, adult polycystic kidney disease, nephrolithiasis, urinary tract infections. In this paper urinary tract infections and glomerulonephritis were described. Urinary infection is the presence of microbial pathogens within the normally sterile urinary tract. We discussed also asymptomatic bacteriuria, recurrent, complicated urinary tract infections and their treatment. There are numerous idiopathic and secondary disorders that produce glomerular disease. Two general patterns (with considerable overlap in some diseases) are seen A nephritic pattern, which is associated with inflammation on histologic examination and produces an active urine sediment with red cells, white cells, granular and often red cell and other cellular casts, and a variable degree of proteinuria A nephrotic pattern, which is not associated with inflammation on histologic examination and is associated with proteinuria, often in the nephritic range, and an inactive urine sediment with few cells or casts. Both patterns can present with an acute or insidious time course. We present clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of glomerulonephritis.