| FSGN | Focal Sclerotic(Segmental) Glomerulo-Nephritis |
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| GN | Glomerulo-Nephritis |
| HFRS | Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome [HP 849-50] = Korean Hemorrhagic Fever &nbs... |
| MGN | Membranous Glomerulo-Nephritis(Nephropathy) |
| PN | 1) Pyelo-Nephritis 2) Practical Nurse; 준간호사(準看護師) |
| tuberculous nephritis | Nephritis, mainly interstitial, due to the tubercle bacillus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| tubulointerstitial nephritis | Nephritis affecting renal tubules and interstitial tissue, with infiltration by plasma cells and mononuclear cells; seen in lupus nephritis, allograft rejection, and methicillin sensitization. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uranium nephritis | An experimental nephritis produced by the administration of uranium nitrate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |