[Attempted clinico-histological classification of primary glomerular nephropathies].
1973
C Queirolo, and
F Cavatorta
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007674
Kidney Diseases
Pathological processes of the KIDNEY or its component tissues.
Disease, Kidney,Diseases, Kidney,Kidney Disease
D007678
Kidney Glomerulus
A cluster of convoluted capillaries beginning at each nephric tubule in the kidney and held together by connective tissue.
Glomerulus, Kidney
D009400
Nephrosclerosis
Hardening of the KIDNEY due to infiltration by fibrous connective tissue (FIBROSIS), usually caused by renovascular diseases or chronic HYPERTENSION. Nephrosclerosis leads to renal ISCHEMIA.
Nephroscleroses
D005921
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.