<unk>  is hardening of the glomeruli in the kidney. It is a general term to describe scarring of the kidneys' tiny blood vessels, the glomeruli, the functional units in the kidney that filter urea from the blood. Proteinuria (large amounts of protein in urine) is one of the signs of<unk> . Scarring disturbs the filtering process of the kidneys and allows protein to leak from the blood into urine. However,<unk>  is one of many causes of proteinuria. A kidney biopsy (removal of tiny part of kidney with a needle) may be necessary to determine whether a patient has<unk>  or another kidney problem. About 15 percent of people with proteinuria turn out to have<unk> . Both children and adults can develop<unk>  and it can result from different types of kidney conditions. One frequently encountered type of<unk>  is caused by diabetes. Drug use or infections may cause focal segmental<unk>  (FSGS), a very chronic kidney condition. FSGS may also occur in patients with AIDS but most are of unknown cause.
Glomerulosclerosis
Glomerulopathy
Bauxite fibrosis
Glomerulation
Capillary aneurysms
Angioid streaks
Microvasculitis
Angiomatosis