What is acute nephritis?

Acute nephritis is characterized as the inflammation of the kidney. Nephritis may involve different areas of the kidney, e.g. glomerulus, tubule, or the interstitial renal tissue.

How do members experience acute nephritis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with acute nephritis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for acute nephritis*

Who has acute nephritis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 1
40s 4
50s 3
60s 2
70+ 1

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 4
Female 8