DIFFUSE PROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS

Course overview

DIFFUSE PROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS (DPGN) IS A COMMON AND SERIOUS HISTOLOGICAL FORM OF RENAL INJURY SEEN COMMONLY IN THOSE SUFFERING FROM AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES. IT ADVANCES INTO RAPIDLY PROGRESSIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS WITH CRESCENTS AT AN ACCELERATED RATE AND HENCE IF NOT TIMELY, DIAGNOSED AND TREATED CAN END UP AS END-STAGE-RENAL DISEASE. IT IS VITAL TO CARRY OUT A RENAL BIOPSY TO UNDERSTAND THE UNDERLYING ETIOLOGY BETTER AND KNOW THE SEVERITY AND CHRONICITY OF THE DISEASE. THIS ACTIVITY WILL REVIEW THE CARE PROVIDED BY AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM.