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Friday, October, 16, 2009

Kidney Failure Treatment

Health Encyclopedia: Rapidly Progressive (Crescentic) Glomerulonephritis

Alternative Names

Necrotizing glomerulonephritis; Glomerulonephritis - crescentic; Crescentic glomerulonephritis


Treatment

The treatment varies with the suspected cause. The treatment goals may be a cure of the causative disorder, the control of symptoms, or the treatment of kidney failure.

Corticosteroids may relieve symptoms in some cases. Other medications may include immunosuppressive agents including cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, and others depending o...

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