A kidney disease involving inflammation of the glomeruli, which damages the filtering units and can lead to kidney failure if untreated.
From glomerulo- (relating to glomeruli) plus nephr- (kidney) plus -itis (inflammation). A compound medical term describing kidney-specific inflammation.
Glomerulonephritis affects about 3 million people worldwide and can be caused by strep infections, lupus, or your immune system attacking itself—it's literally your body's defense team fighting its own organs.
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