What is fibrillary glomerulonephritis?
Fibrillary glomerulonephritis is a disease which affects the glomeruli, the filtering units that make up the kidney. In this condition the body produces a large volume of unusual proteins which enter the filters disrupting filtration and causing swelling.
How do members experience fibrillary glomerulonephritis?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with fibrillary glomerulonephritis*
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How bad it is
What people are taking for it
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Stress
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Nothing reported yet
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Fatigue
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Nothing reported yet
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Foamy or frothy urine
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Nothing reported yet
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Fluid retention (edema)
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Nothing reported yet
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Pain
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Nothing reported yet
*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 fibrillary glomerulonephritis*
Who has fibrillary glomerulonephritis on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 0 | |
20s | 0 | |
30s | 1 | |
40s | 10 | |
50s | 18 | |
60s | 24 | |
70+ | 15 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 21 | |
Female | 47 |