Question

The most common cause of chronic nephritic syndrome is

Answer 1

The most common cause of chronic nephrotic syndrome is focal segmental glomerulosclerosis .it is also called as focal glomerular sclerosis or focal nodular glomerulosclerosis.

​​​​​​Explaination :

​​​​​​Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis is the appearance of tissue scarring in the glomeruli .

​​​​​​​Many studies have proved that the focal segmental glomerulosclerosis as the most common cause of chronic nephrotic syndrome .

About 40% of the adult chronic nephrotic syndrome and 20% of the pediatric chronic nephrotic syndrome occuring as a result of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis .