| PN | 1) Pyelo-Nephritis 2) Practical Nurse; 준간호사(準看護師) |
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| PSGN | Post-Streptococcal Glomerulo-Nephritis |
| RPGN | Rapidly Progressive Glomerulo-Nephritis |
| AIN | acute interstitial nephritis; American Institute of Nutrition; anterior interosseous nerve |
| ANV | avian nephritis virus |
| uranium nephritis | An experimental nephritis produced by the administration of uranium nitrate. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| focal nephritis | Glomerulonephritis affecting a small proportion of renal glomeruli which commonly presents with haematuria and may be associated with acute upper respiratory infection in young males, not usually due to streptococci; associated with IgA deposits in the glomerular mesangium and may also be associated with systemic disease, as in Henoch-Schonlein purpura. Synonym: Berger's disease, Berger's focal glomerulonephritis, focal nephritis, IgA nephropathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lupus nephritis | Glomerulonephritis associated with systemic lupus erythematosus. It is classified into four histologic types: mesangial, focal, diffuse, and membranous. (12 Dec 1998) |