In some cases, Lyme disease sometimes leads to
glomerulonephritis inflammation (inflammation of the kidneys) accompanied by a deficit in the primary function of the organ — to filter blood.
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Chronic
inflammation of the glomerulus (
glomerulonephritis) is the most common kidney disease, which slowly progresses to kidney failure.
Glomerulonephritis (GN) is an
inflammation of the portion of the kidney called the glomerulus.
Glomerulonephritis, also known as glomerular nephritis (GN), is a specific type of renal (kidney) disease characterized by
inflammation of the glomeruli, which are the tiny structures in the kidneys that act as filters for the blood.
Glomerulonephritis (
inflammation of the microscopic tubes called glomeruli) can occur after an infection or the
inflammation may occur slowly over time, eventually resulting in enough damage to the kidneys to cause CRD.
In dogs that succumb to the disease pathological examination of the liver often shows severe hepatitis (centrilobular hepatitis),
inflammation of the arteries (multi focal necrotizing arteritis) and kidney
inflammation (membranoproliferative
glomerulonephritis) as well as
inflammation of the lymph nodes (lymphadenopathy)
Cats affected by renal failure develop
inflammation in parts of the kidney and might show symptoms such as pyelonephritis (urinary tract infection), interstitial nephritis (kidney
inflammation around the tubules) and
glomerulonephritis (feline kidney blood vessel
inflammation).