<unk>  Glomerulonephritis. The following diagnostic methods can be used for<unk> : * Kidney biopsy * Complement profile * Imaging studies * Blood chemistry studies Clinically,<unk>  is diagnosed following a differential diagnosis between (and, ultimately, diagnosis of) staphylococcal and streptococcal impetigo. Serologically, diagnostic markers can be tested; specifically, the streptozyme test is used and measures multiple streptococcal antibodies: antistreptolysin, antihyaluronidase, antistreptokinase, antinicotinamide-adenine dinucleotidase, and anti-DNAse B antibodies. Differential diagnosis The differential diagnosis of<unk> is is based on the following:
Acute proliferative glomerulonephritis
Shunt nephritis
Diffuse proliferative nephritis
Focal proliferative nephritis
IgA nephropathy
Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
Lupus nephritis
Membranous glomerulonephritis