Table 1.
Classification of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
| Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis | Associated with systemic and infectious disorders |
|---|---|
| Idiopathic | |
| Type I | |
| Type II (dense deposit disease) | |
| Type III | |
| Secondary | |
| Infectious diseases | Viral: Hepatitis B and C, human immunodeficiency virus |
| Bacterial: shunt nephritis, visceral abscesses, infective endocarditis | |
| Protozoal: quartan malaria, schistosomiasis, leprosy | |
| Other: mycoplasma, mycobacteria | |
| Systemic immune complex diseases | Mixed cryoglobulinemia |
| Systemic lupus erythematosus | |
| Scleroderma | |
| Sjögren’s syndrome | |
| Hereditary deficiencies of complement components | |
| Hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis | |
| Neoplasms | Leukemias and lymphomas |
| Carcinomas | |
| Light-chain disease and plasma cell dyscrasias | |
| Chronic liver disease | Chronic hepatitis |
| Cirrhosis | |
| Miscellaneous | Partial lipodystrophy |
| α1-Antitrypsin deficiency | |
| Cystic fibrosis | |
| Drugs (e.g. heroin, α-interferon) | |
| Sarcoidosis | |
| Sickle cell disease | |
| Hemolytic uremic syndrome | |
| Transplant glomerulopathy |