Unilateral glomerulonephritis

Three patients had unilateral glomerulonephritis. In two, the protected kidney was associated with stenosis of its renal artery, and in the third patient, a hydronephrotic kidney was spared. These clinical examples of unilateral glomerulonephritis and similar experimental models illustrate the effect of hemodynamic and hydrostatic influence in the manifestation of glomerulonephritis. Glomerulonephritis associated with unilateral arterial or ureteral disease may cause clinical confusion and error in diagnosis and treatment.