Authors: Mary A. Williamson Mt(ascp) Phd,L. Michael Snyder Md
GN disorders can be grouped into nonproliferative and proliferative types.
Non-proliferative GN disorders include
Focal segmented glomerulosclerosis
Membranous glomerulopathy
Minimal change disease
Proliferative GN disorders include
IgA nephropathy
Postinfectious GN
Membranoproliferative GN
Rapidly progressive GN
GN can be a primary disorder due to causes intrinsic to the kidney or secondary to autoimmune disorders, infections, diabetes, or drug treatment.
Conditions associated with GN can be also classified as antibody-mediated or cell-mediated, infectious or noninfectious, or hypocomplementemic or normocomplementemic.
Antibody Mediated
For example, anti–glomerular basement membrane (GBM) disease (Goodpasture syndrome), following renal transplantation