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Glomerulonephritis is a disease that is caused due to inflammation of the small filters that are present within the kidneys or glomeruli. Glomeruli eliminate the excess waste, electrolytes and fluids from the blood, discharged through urine. A glomerular disease can be either acute or chronic. If the condition arises without a combination of any other disease, it is termed as primary glomerulonephritis. Secondary glomerulonephritis is characterized by diabetes or lupus (an auto-immune disorder) ...more

Dear Lybrate user. As I can understand that your daughter is now 2 years old and was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome 1 years back at the age of 1 yr. Nephrotic syndrome is a condition where there is loss of lot of protein in the urine. Normally if the children present at the age between 2-8 years we start them on oral steroids giving it for 3-6mths. Majority (95%) of children get better with steroids. But a significant proportion do have a recurrence of disease and can be treated with a repeat...more

Are you losing your sight day by day? Does it make difficult to see you at night? Is this the onset of Blindness? Get to know about Retinitis Pigmentosa with these tips.

What actually is Retinitis Pigmentosa?
Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) refers to a group of diseases, which causes a slow, but progressive vision loss. It is a genetic disorder that affects the ability to respond to light.This inherited disease causes a slow loss of vision, beginning with decreased night vision and loss o...more

Hello dear Lybrate user,
Warm welcome to Lybrate.
I have evaluated your query thoroughly. As per your condition, you requires immuno suppressent medication which is best in form of azoran.* there are certain side effects which can be vary from person to person as
- skin rash - fever - itching - nausea, vomiting - loss of appetite - muscle ache -hair loss - muscle loss
cold peripheries - greasy stools - others. Hope this clears your query. Wishing you fine recovery. Welcome for a...more

Night blindness is also called nyctalopia.It's a type of vision impairment. People with night blindness experience poor vision at night or in dimly lit environments. It is not a disease in itself, but rather a symptom of an underlying problem, usually a retina problem.

What Causes Night Blindness?
A number of eye conditions can cause night blindness, including:

Nearsightedness or blurred vision when looking at faraway objects.
Cataracts or clouding of the eye's lens.more

Nephrotic Syndrome is a condition which is characterised by the loss of protein into the urine (called proteinuria) as a result of increased glomerular permeability and oedema. This results in low protein level in the blood. The low levels of protein in blood result in the drawing of fluids into soft tissues. A severe form hypoalbuminemia can cause scores of secondary diseases such as ascites (retention of fluid in the abdominal cavity), pleural effusion (build-up of fluids between the lungs a...more

Acute nephritis does not seem like a nice thing to have, does it? Well, the truth is that, as expected, it really isn t! It is, essentially, when the kidneys swell up. But what exactly causes acute nephritis? That answer is not all that simple! One of the most common causes of it, however, happens to be a reaction to a certain bacterial infection. When the body reacts, the parts of the kidney which are responsible for filtering the blood begin to get damaged.

What this finally means is...more

Nephrotic Syndrome is a condition which is characterised by the loss of protein into the urine (called proteinuria) as a result of increased glomerular permeability and oedema. This results in low protein level in the blood. The low levels of protein in blood result in the drawing of fluids into soft tissues. A severe form hypoalbuminemia can cause scores of secondary diseases such as ascites (retention of fluid in the abdominal cavity), pleural effusion (build-up of fluids between the lungs a...more

As the name suggests, congenital nephrotic syndrome affects the kidneys of newborn babies. Though congenital means the disease must be present from birth, babies who develop nephrotic syndrome in the first three months are also said to suffer from this condition. This is a rare genetic disorder that is passed down from parents to their children. Boys are at a higher risk of suffering from this disorder than girls. The congenital nephrotic syndrome causes the kidneys to leak large amounts of prot...more

Refraction is a test for eye examination, which measures prescription for eyeglasses or contact lenses for individuals. The test can be performed by either an ophthalmologist or optometrist or in layman terms, an eye doctor.

Procedure for the test
In this test, the individual sits on a chair, which has a special device attached to it, called the refractor or phoropter. The individual has to look through the device and properly focus on an eye chart which is exactly 6 meters or 20 fe...more