| RPGN | Rapidly Progressive Glomerulo-Nephritis |
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| AIN | acute interstitial nephritis; American Institute of Nutrition; anterior interosseous nerve |
| ANV | avian nephritis virus |
| ASLN | Alport syndrome-like hereditary nephritis |
| ASN | abstract syntax notation; alkali-soluble nitrogen; American Society of Nephrology; American Society ... |
| TIN | Tubulointerstitial nephritis |
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| NSN | nephrotoxic serum nephritis |
| NTN | nephrotoxic serum nephritis |
| 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) |
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| 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) |