The cause of<unk>  proliferative glomerulonephritis (DPGN) depends on the severity of the disease. DPGN is a secondary disease, in that a disease that a patient already has causes DPGN to occur. The most common associated disease of DPGN is severe systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE). Specifically, Lupus nephritis class IV. The other commonly associated disease is Immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy. Post-infectious glomerulonephritis can also be caused by bacterial or viral infections. Streptococcal throat or skin infection is most commonly seen as the origin if glomerulonephritis is going to be caused by an infection. Other causes of DPGN are endocarditis, Hepatitis B, and Hepatis C.<unk>  Proliferative Lupus Nephritis class IV Micrograph image of increased mesangial matrix and mesangial hypercellularity due to<unk>  proliferative lupus nephritis
Diffuse proliferative nephritis
Shunt nephritis
Focal proliferative nephritis
Lupus nephritis
Membranous glomerulonephritis
IgA nephropathy
Trench nephritis
Acute proliferative glomerulonephritis