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Preferred term

Glomerulonephritis  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Inflammation of the renal glomeruli (KIDNEY GLOMERULUS) that can be classified by the type of glomerular injuries including antibody deposition, complement activation, cellular proliferation, and glomerulosclerosis. These structural and functional abnormalities usually lead to HEMATURIA; PROTEINURIA; HYPERTENSION; and RENAL INSUFFICIENCY. A historical classification which is no longer used. It described acute glomerulonephritis, acute nephritic syndrome, or acute nephritis. Named for Richard Bright.

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Entry terms

  • Kidney Scarring

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-NZ2H14T5-X

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