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    What is Bright's disease?

    Question #129427. Asked by unclerick. (Feb 09 13 6:01 AM)


    1nn1

    		Bright's disease is a historical classification of kidney diseases. Today Bright's disease is covered by acute or chronic nephritis. The term is no longer used, as diseases are now classified according to more fully understood causes.mechanisms

    Usually diagnosed by the presence of serum albumin (blood plasma protein) in the urine, and frequently co-morbidities are oedema and hypertension.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bright%27s_disease

    Feb 09 13, 6:18 AM
    trans991

    		Bright's disease, named for an English doctor Richard Bright, is a term no longer used but at one time described any number of kidney disorders.


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bright%27s_disease

    Feb 09 13, 6:21 AM
    Jinxgirl

    		Absolutely...I agree with the authors above. A kidney disease associated with diabetes. Supposedly, Alexander III of Russia suffered from this malady.

    Feb 10 13, 12:46 AM

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