Pyelitis - ț̢
Inflammation of the KIDNEY PELVIS and KIDNEY CALICES where urine is collected before discharge, but does not involve the renal parenchyma (the NEPHRONS) where urine is processed.
Synonyms :
Pyelocystitis - ț̢
Inflammation of the KIDNEY PELVIS and the URINARY BLADDER.
Synonyms :
Pyelonephritis - ț̢
Inflammation of the KIDNEY involving the renal parenchyma (the NEPHRONS); KIDNEY PELVIS; and KIDNEY CALICES. It is characterized by ABDOMINAL PAIN; FEVER; NAUSEA; VOMITING; and occasionally DIARRHEA.
Synonyms : Pyelonephritides
Pyelonephritis, Xanthogranulomatous - ț̢
A chronic inflammatory condition of the KIDNEY resulting in diffuse renal destruction, a grossly enlarged and nonfunctioning kidney associated with NEPHROLITHIASIS and KIDNEY STONES.