Kidney Infection Signs Symptoms

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Two of the most common kidney disorders due to infections are glomerulonephritis and bacterial pyelonephritis (pyelos means pelvis of the kidney).

Glomerulonephritis

Acute glomerulonephritis is an inflammatory disease involving the renal glomeruli of both kidneys. It is thought to involve antigen-antibody reaction which produces damage to the glomerular capillaries.

Chronic glomerulonephritis is a slowly progressive disease characterized by inflammation of the glomeruli, which results in...

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