Inflammation of the kidney’s smallest filtering units (glomeruli) is called glomerulonephritis, but may also be referred to as nephritis or nephrotic
syndrome. The inflammation and damage within the kidneys, as a result of glomerulonephritis, is often seen as a result of an autoimmune disease.

Common autoimmune diseases include Lupus, Goodpasture’s Syndrome, and Wegener’s Syndrome. These disorders can contribute to loss of kidney function via disease-specific damage within the kidney.

Symptoms of glomerulonephritis could include:

• High blood pressure (hypertension)
• Hematuria (blood in the urine)
• Foamy or frothy urine
• Proteinuria (protein in the urine)