<unk>  is a rare disease of the kidney that can occur in patients being treated for hydrocephalus with a cerebral<unk> . It usually results from an infected<unk>  that produces a long-standing blood infection, particularly by the bacterium Staphylococcus epidermidis. Kidney disease results from an immune response that deposits immune complexes in the kidney. The most common signs and symptoms of the condition are blood and protein in the urine, anemia, and high blood pressure. Diagnosis is based on these findings in the context of characteristic laboratory values. Treatment includes antibiotics and the prompt removal of the infected<unk> . Over half of individuals with<unk>  recover completely; most of the remainder have some degree of persistent kidney disease.
Shunt nephritis
Trench nephritis
Lupus nephritis
Diffuse proliferative nephritis
Focal proliferative nephritis
Analgesic nephropathy
IgA nephropathy
Malarial nephropathy