Glossary

Proteinuria: The presence of above normal quantities of protein in the urine.

Heroin nephropathy: Nphropathy that occurs in heroin and cocaine users.

Sickle cell disease: A severe form of anaemia in which the red blood cells resemble a crescent shape.

Systemic lupus erythematosus: This is an auto-immune disease that leads to the body’s own immune cells attack healthy tissue in the body.

Schistosomiasis: This is also called the snail fever and is caused by parasitic flatworms.

Published on Feb 29, 2016
Last Updated on Feb 29, 2016

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breanna Thursday, February 4, 2010

i was diagnosed with mpgn type 2 at 4 yrs old... it all started with a persistant cold. My mom always thought i was pale but, she had no idea until she found me lethargic on the floor.. my blood pressure was sky high. my urine was black. my 14 yr treatment consisted of aggressive doses of prednisone and blood pressure medication. i also give all the credit in the world to the doctors and staff at the Motts childrens hospital in ann arbor michigan.

Tamara Harchanko Thursday, November 13, 2008

my stepmom has minimal change disease- she also has rhem.arthritis- last week relapsed into MCD- her ankles are swolen to painful- Is there anybody who knows what foods are for her to eat???? She also suffers from celiac and is under 100 lbs- Please help!!

breanna Monday, July 7, 2008

to whom it may concern... I am a 20 year old servivor of MPGN. i was diagnosed at 4 and have now been in remission for 4 years. ive never had a transplant, and although i was very close to it ive never been on dialysis.

no1keene Thursday, August 21, 2008

Hi bree. Glad to hear you are a survivor of MPGN. I am from ireland and my brothers little girl took this disease 9 weeks ago. She is on dialayis ever day and we are very concerned for her. I would be greatly obliged and grateful to hear the full story of your experiences and any advice you could offer me. Thankyou for you time and take care, colin

breanna Thursday, February 4, 2010

it all started with a persistant cold.. after about two months of an upper respertory infection my mom found me lethargic on the floor.. my urine was black it was mpgn type 2.

guest Monday, April 6, 2009

Hi Bree! My daughter was diagnosed with MPGN type 1 in 2004, she continues to have problems with anemia, seems to be getting worse. Just wondering if you had the same problem?