title: Diagnosis and management of glomerular diseases.
abstract: Glomerular diseases are a diagnostic challenge. Early recognition and timely institution of appropriate treatment are critical to optimum outcome in many patients, especially those with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis. The clinical presentations and laboratory data provide adequate presumptive diagnoses in some patients; however, renal biopsy evaluation is often required for a definitive diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Jennette
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Falk
mesh_terms: D015433:Glomerulonephritis, Membranous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D005923:Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus; D008181:Lupus Nephritis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis