Lomu receives dialysis four hours a day, six days a week as a result of kidney failure, brought on by the rare nephritic syndrome.
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All Black ace Lomu revealed in January that he was quitting rugby for at least six months because he is suffering from nephritic syndrome _ which causes chronic kidney damage.
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The classic diagnoses of nephritic syndrome is post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis, which is a common complication of " Streptococcus " bacterial infections, typically of the skin.
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The powerful All Black winger revealed in January that he was quitting rugby for at least six months because he is suffering from nephritic syndrome _ which causes chronic kidney damage.
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Among the tests done to diagnose if an individual has nephritic syndrome are : blood electrolytes, blood urea nitrogen, potassium test, protein in the urine, urinalysis and kidney biopsy.
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Lomu was diagnosed as having nephritic syndrome, a rare kidney disorder, at the end of 1996 and he has been receiving regular treatment, including consultations with All Blacks doctor John Mayhew.
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"' Nephritic syndrome "'( or "'acute nephritic syndrome "') is a syndrome comprising signs of nephritis, which is kidney disease involving inflammation.
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"' Nephritic syndrome "'( or "'acute nephritic syndrome "') is a syndrome comprising signs of nephritis, which is kidney disease involving inflammation.
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The " New York Times " obituary identified the illness that killed him as Bright's disease; the term was used to refer to a number of nephritic kidney conditions.
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Lomu was forced to retire from the game in 2003 due to a debilitating nephritic syndrome which requires him to be hooked up to a dialysis machine eight hours a day, six times a week.
