[Functional and morphological characteristics of a hematuric form of chronic glomerulonephritis].

Clinical evidence has been analyzed for 325 patients with chronic glomerulonephritis confirmed histologically. It was established that chronic glomerulonephritis (CG) associated with hematuria exhibits some specific characteristics: great ability for maximal osmotic concentration and partial ability for ammonium excretion in membranoproliferative CG without sclerotic lesions, maximal occurrence in membranoproliferative form of the disease; fibroplastic transformation of the glomeruli is a rare finding. CG with hematuria is worth mentioning in CG diagnosis.