Glomerulonephritis
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.
Year introduced: BRIGHT DISEASE was BRIGHT'S DISEASE see NEPHRITIS 1963-1978
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Tree Number(s): C12.050.351.968.419.570.363, C12.200.777.419.570.363, C12.950.419.570.363
MeSH Unique ID: D005921
Entry Terms:
- Glomerulonephritides
- Kidney Scarring
- Scarring, Kidney
- Bright Disease
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