Nephritis
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Nephritis is inflammation of the kidney. The word "Nephritis" was imported from Latin, which originated in Greek: Νεφρίτιδα. [1]The word comes from the Greek νεφρός - nephro- meaning "of the kidney" and -itis meaning "inflammation". Nephritis is often caused by infections, toxins, and auto-immune diseases.
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- Glomerulonephritis is inflammation of the glomeruli. (When the term "nephritis" is used without qualification, this is often the condition meant.)
- Interstitial nephritis or tubulo-interstitial nephritis is inflammation of the spaces between renal tubules.
- Pyelonephritis is inflammation that results from a urinary tract infection that reaches the pyelum (pelvis) of the kidney.
- Lupus nephritis is an inflammation of the kidney caused by systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a disease of the immune system.
Nephritis is the most common cause of glomerular injury. It is a disturbance of the glomerular structure with inflammatory cell proliferation. This can lead to reduced glomerular blood flow, leading to reduced urine output (oliguria) and retention of waste products (uremia). As a result, red blood cells may leak out of damaged glomeruli, causing blood to appear in the urine (hematuria). Low renal blood flow activates the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), causing fluid retention and mild hypertension.
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bg:Нефрит de:Nephritis dv:ގުރުދާ ދުޅަވުން es:Nefritis fr:Néphrite (Médecine) it:Nefrite nl:Nefritis pt:Nefrite ru:Нефрит (заболевание) fi:Munuaistulehdus
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