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Proteinuria can be caused by a number of conditions or disorders of the kidney including: Damage to the kidneys from certain drugs or toxins such as heavy metals. Glomerulonephritis (inflammation of the filtering structures of the kidneys) Kidney infection (pyelonephritis) or inflammation.
Persistent albuminuria means that the kidney has some damage and is starting to spill some albumin into the urine. Two positive tests for albumin in the urine over several weeks indicate persistent albuminuria, a first sign of diabetic kidney disease.