What is fibrillary glomerulonephritis?

Fibrillary glomerulonephritis is a disease which affects the glomeruli, the filtering units that make up the kidney. In this condition the body produces a large volume of unusual proteins which enter the filters disrupting filtration and causing swelling.

How do members experience fibrillary glomerulonephritis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with fibrillary glomerulonephritis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for fibrillary glomerulonephritis*

Who has fibrillary glomerulonephritis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 1
40s 10
50s 18
60s 24
70+ 15

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 21
Female 47

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What is fibrillary glomerulonephritis?

Fibrillary glomerulonephritis is a disease which affects the glomeruli, the filtering units that make up the kidney. In this condition the body produces a large volume of unusual proteins which enter the filters disrupting filtration and causing swelling.



Common symptoms reported by people with fibrillary glomerulonephritis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for fibrillary glomerulonephritis

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Compare treatments taken by people with fibrillary glomerulonephritis

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Who has fibrillary glomerulonephritis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 60 say fibrillary glomerulonephritis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 1
40s 10
50s 18
60s 24
70+ 15
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 1
20-29 years 1
30-39 years 1
40-49 years 1
50-59 years 1
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 21
Female 47

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 8
Not Diagnosed 1

These charts show data from fibrillary glomerulonephritis patients who have completed their condition history
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