Diseases

Interstitial Nephritis

Inflammation of the interstitial tissue of the kidney. This term is generally used for primary inflammation of KIDNEY TUBULES and/or surrounding interstitium. For primary inflammation of glomerular interstitium, see GLOMERULONEPHRITIS. Infiltration of the inflammatory cells into the interstitial compartment results in EDEMA, increased spaces between the tubules, and tubular renal dysfunction.

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Inflammation of the interstitial tissue of the kidney. This term is generally used for primary inflammation of KIDNEY TUBULES and/or surrounding interstitium. For primary inflammation of glomerular interstitium, see GLOMERULONEPHRITIS. Infiltration of the inflammatory cells into the interstitial compartment results in EDEMA, increased spaces between the tubules, and tubular renal dysfunction.

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  • Nephritis, Interstitial
  • Interstitial Nephritides
  • Nephritides, Interstitial
  • Nephritis, Tubulointerstitial
  • Tubulointerstitial Nephritis
  • Nephritides, Tubulointerstitial
  • Tubulointerstitial Nephritides

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Interstitial Nephritis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009395. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009395
  2. Interstitial Nephritis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstitial_nephritis
  3. Interstitial Nephritis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1424106