genitourinary disorders
Overview of Nephritic Syndrome
Acute glomerulonephritis
 Postinfectious Glomerulonephritis (PIGN) is the prototype of acute glomerulonephritis, but the condition may be caused by other glomerulopathies and by systemic disorders such as systemic rheumatic diseases and hematologic dyscrasias (see table Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) (RPGN) is an acute glomerulonephritis resulting from the secondary sequelae of inflammatory (crescenteric) glomerulonephritis, of which there are many causes. RPGN is a pathologic diagnosis. 