loading...| Preferred Name |
Glomerulonephritis |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C26784 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
Inflammatory changes in the renal glomeruli characterized by thickening of the glomerular basement membrane, mesangial cell proliferation and/or mononuclear inflammatory cell infiltration. In some forms, the glomerular epithelial cells may also proliferate and form adhesions. Inflammation of the glomeruli that can extend to other parts of the kidney. |
| code |
C26784 |
| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C120531 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C123272 |
| Contributing_Source |
NICHD CDISC |
| DEFINITION |
A renal disorder characterized by damage in the glomeruli. It may be acute or chronic, focal or diffuse, and it may lead to renal failure. Causes include autoimmune disorders, infections, diabetes, and malignancies. |
| FULL_SYN |
Glomerular Nephritis Glomerulonephritis GLOMERULONEPHRITIS |
| label |
Glomerulonephritis |
| Legacy Concept Name |
Glomerulonephritis |
| Preferred_Name |
Glomerulonephritis |
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C26784 |
| prefLabel |
Glomerulonephritis |
| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0017658 |
| subClassOf |