Treatment

Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis

• Associated with low complement levels

• Typically occurs 10–20 days following an infection

Lupus nephritis

Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis

Patients with isolated hematuria

• Regularly monitor kidney function and initiate treatment if disease progresses (e.g., occurrence of proteinuria).

• Symptoms resolve spontaneously in 30% of patients.

Patients with proteinuria or hypertension: ACE inhibitors/angiotensin II receptor blockers

For severe/rapidly progressive disease: glucocorticoids PLUS possibly cyclophosphamide/azathioprine