Therapies for associated kidney failure - Acute kidney failure due to infection-related glomerulonephritis is treated with dialysis.
Dialysis uses a device that works like an artificial, external kidney that filters your blood.
Acute glomerulonephritis is defined as inflammation and subsequent damage of the glomeruli leading to hematuria, proteinuria, and azotemia; it may be caused by primary renal disease or systemic conditions.
Acute glomerulonephritis results from inflammation of tiny tubes (glomeruli) in the kidney.
These tubes act as a filter, cleaning the blood by separating wastes and extra fluid. When the glomeruli do not function properly, waste products build up in blood.
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