Kidney inflammation. Light micrograph of kidney tissue in a case of glomerulonephritis. This is a chronic (long-term) form. Nephritis refers to kidney inflammation. Glomerulonephritis refers to inflammation of the filtering structures of a kidney,its glomeruli (round structures,two seen here). In the chronic form,the renal glomeruli and tubes atrophy,turn fibrous,and fail. Each glomerulus is a tightly coiled network of blood vessels. When a glomerulus is damaged,blood flow is reduced and so the filtration rate is slowed,impairing the blood-cleaning ability of the kidney. Treatment is of the underlying cause | |
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