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*

*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

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 1
40s 11
50s 20
60s 21
70+ 14

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 21
Female 46