Glomerulonephritis

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Minimal Change Nephropathy

   • J. M. Boulton-Jones

   Pages 1-38

3. Membranous Nephropathy

   • N. P. Mallick, C. D. Short

   Pages 39-68

4. Infection-Associated Glomerulonephritis

   • A. M. Davison, N. P. Goode

   Pages 69-95

5. IgA Nephropathy

   • D. A. Power, J. G. Simpson

   Pages 97-137

6. Plasmapheresis in Glomerulonephritis

   • C. D. Pusey

   Pages 139-162

7. Proliferation of Glomerular Cells

   • A. J. Rees

   Pages 163-193

8. Back Matter

   Pages 194-198

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Glomerulonephritis has always been regarded as a complex subject. Different forms o f the disease c a n cause death in a matter o f weeks, nephrotic syndrome which might or might not prove responsive to steroid therapy, or no symptoms a t all. Improved pathological te- niques and criteria have permitted a more accurate diagnosis and prognosis to be established for many patients. With increased und- standing of the immunological mechanisms involved it has become apparent that many patients presenting with a variety of symptoms and signs m a y have glomerulonephritis as their primary pathological process. This book examines the clinical, pathological and aetiological factors involved in the common forms o f glomerulonephritis. Each chapter has been written by a recognized expert in the field and provides information of relevance and practical importance to the average clinician. The developments of the last decade have emp- sized that glomerulonephritis is no longer a matter only for the nephrologist but a subject o n which all clinicians should be well informed.

• cells
• death
• development
• diagnosis
• glomerulonephritis
• immunology
• infection
• patients
• plasma
• proliferation
• steroid
• therapy

`As a reference text, however, those subjects included have been dealt with in a thorough and detailed manner. For this reason alone it is a text which can be highly recommended.'
Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation 6, 1991

• University of Aberdeen, UK

  Graeme R. D. Catto

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