Nature and frequency of diagnosis of different forms of glomerulonephritis as cause of development and progression of chronic kidney disease in different world regions according to clinical and morphological studies with renal biopsy

Abstract

The review presents current data on the prevalence of chronic glomerulonephritis in different regions of the world according to the data of in vivo studies of histology of renal biopsy specimens. The literature data on the significance of glomerulopathies in the development of chronic kidney disease and risk factors of its progression to the terminal stages are reflected. We analyzed data on the most common types of glomerulonephritis – IgA-nephropathy, lupus nephritis on the ratio of primary and secondary forms of glomerulonephritis, their significance in the development of arterial hypertension and cardiovascular complications of this pathology.