What is crescentic glomerulonephritis?

Glomerulonephritis (GN), also known as nephritic syndrome, is an inflammation of the glomeruli, structures in the kidneys that perform the first step in filtering blood to form urine. GN can damage the kidneys and lead to kidney failure.

How do members experience crescentic glomerulonephritis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with crescentic glomerulonephritis*

*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 crescentic glomerulonephritis*

Who has crescentic glomerulonephritis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

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

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 0
Female 1