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Glomerulonephritis is a type of kidney disease caused by inflammation of the internal kidney structures (glomeruli).
Source:ADAM
Date:August 14, 2007
Acute glomerulonephritis is an inflammatory disease of both kidneys predominantly affecting children from ages two to 12. Chronic glomerulonephritis can develop over a period of 10-20 years and is most often associated with other systemic disease, including diabetes, malaria , hepatitis, or systemic lupus erythematosus .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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