Nephrology care in South Africa
Hospitals and medical centers in South Africa who treat Glomerular Diseases.
Key planning information for treatment of glomerular diseases in South Africa.
Treatment of Glomerular Diseases in South Africa is priced per case at 3 hospitals. Each hospital quotes its own price for your case.
Treatment of Glomerular Diseases is listed by 3 hospitals in South Africa. The order reshuffles every hour so each gets equal exposure.
Hospital GroupLife Healthcare is a leading private hospital operator in South Africa and primarily serves the market for privately insured individuals, representing approximately eight million people. The group provides mainly acute care, high technology private hospital services.
Hospital GroupNetcare Group provides innovative, quality healthcare in South Africa and the United Kingdom.
Private HospitalThe extensive hospital network includes 64 hospitals (of which 57 are majority owned by Life Healthcare and another seven in which the group holds substantial minority ownership), providing a range of healthcare services throughout South Africa.
This is a disease that affects the kidneys and reduces the kidney’s ability to maintain a balance of certain substances in the bloodstream.
The kidneys body organs that are bean-shaped and approximately fist-sized. They are located just below the rib cage on each side of the body. Kidneys normally work by filtering toxins out of the bloodstream and excreting them in the urine while keeping proteins and red blood cells in the bloodstream. They use nephrons which are tiny structures to filter the body's blood supply. Each nephron is composed of a glomerulus which filters waste and excess fluids and a tubule, which modifies the waste to form urine. When someone suffers glomerular disease toxins may be retained in the bloodstream; while red blood cells and protein may be excreted in the urine.
This disease can develop by itself by affecting only the kidneys. It can also be connected with underlying medical conditions such as diabetes, lupus or certain infections which affect other organ systems.
If you experience symptoms of glomerular disease, there are several tests that your doctor will order to diagnose glomerular disease.
Treatment
The onset of glomerular disease can be sudden (called acute), or the disease can be chronic developing slowly over a period of years. Treatment of glomerular disease depends on its cause and type. Depending on this, improvement may be seen as the infection is treated. However, sometimes management is the only option. This is important to prevent further damage to the kidneys
Key facts to plan your treatment: how long it takes, your hospital stay, anaesthesia, risks and recovery.
Common questions
Have a question? Get a free consultation.
Choose a hospital and send your enquiry to its international patient team. Each replies with its own price and plan.
Free consultation • No obligation