Whether kidney inflammation is serious depends on the type of inflammation: if the inflammation is a bacterial infection it is not very serious; if it is a sterile inflammation, such as chronic glomerulonephritis, it is more serious. Kidney inflammation is a broad concept that includes two types: 1. caused by bacterial infections, like lung infections and digestive tract infections, when bacteria infect the kidney it is called acute pyelonephritis, this inflammation is not very serious and the patient is cured after about half a month of antibiotic anti-infection treatment. 2. aseptic inflammation, not caused by bacterial or viral infections, is mainly due to the body’s The kidneys are gradually fibrotic and eventually develop into chronic renal failure uremic syndrome, which causes relatively serious inflammation.