Nephrology · Pathway 14
Membranous Glomerulonephritis
Key points
- Membranous glomerulonephritis is the commonest type of glomerulonephritis in adults and is the third most common cause of end-stage renal failure (ESRF).
- electron microscopy: the basement membrane is thickened with Membranous glomerulonephritis Membranous glomerulonephritis is the commonest type of glomerulonephritis in adults and is the third most common cause of end-stage renal…
- idiopathic: due to anti-phospholipase A2 antibodies
- all patients should receive an ACE inhibitor or an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB): o thpsp havp hppn shown tn rpdiirp nrntpinnria and imnrnvp