| Descriptor English: | Glomerulonephritis | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Glomerulonefritis
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Glomerulonefrite | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Glomérulonéphrite | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Bright Disease Glomerulonephritides Kidney Scarring Scarring, Kidney |
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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 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005921 | ||||||
| Scope note: | 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. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| Public MeSH Note: | BRIGHT DISEASE was BRIGHT'S DISEASE see NEPHRITIS 1963-78 |
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| Online Note: | search BRIGHT DISEASE under NEPHRITIS 1966-78 |
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| History Note: | BRIGHT DISEASE was BRIGHT'S DISEASE see NEPHRITIS 1963-78 |
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| Related: |
Kidney Failure, Chronic
MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 6065 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D005921 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1960/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2017/02/24 |
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Glomerulonephritis
- Preferred
Bright Disease
- Broader
| Concept UI |
M0009300 |
| Scope note | 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. |
| Preferred term | Glomerulonephritis |
| Entry term(s) |
Glomerulonephritides Kidney Scarring Scarring, Kidney |
| Concept UI |
M0490937 |
| Scope note | A historical classification which is no longer used. It described acute glomerulonephritis, acute nephritic syndrome, or acute nephritis. Named for Richard Bright. |
| Preferred term | Bright Disease |
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