Diseases

Pyelonephritis

Inflammation of the KIDNEY involving the renal parenchyma (the NEPHRONS); KIDNEY PELVIS; and KIDNEY CALICES. It is characterized by ABDOMINAL PAIN; FEVER; NAUSEA; VOMITING; and occasionally DIARRHEA.

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Inflammation of the KIDNEY involving the renal parenchyma (the NEPHRONS); KIDNEY PELVIS; and KIDNEY CALICES. It is characterized by ABDOMINAL PAIN; FEVER; NAUSEA; VOMITING; and occasionally DIARRHEA.

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3 entry terms
  • Pyelonephritides
  • Necrotizing Pyelonephritis
  • Pyelonephritis, Acute Necrotizing

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

1963; for PYELONEPHRITIS, ACUTE NECROTIZING use KIDNEY PAPILLARY NECROSIS 1967-2006, use PYELONEPHRITIS, ACUTE NECROTIZING 1963-1966

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  1. C12.050.351.968w.419w.570w.643w.790w
  2. C12.050.351.968w.419w.570w.821.717w
  3. C12.200.777w.419w.570w.643w.790w
  4. C12.200.777w.419w.570w.821.717w
  5. C12.950w.419w.570w.643w.790w
  6. C12.950w.419w.570w.821.717w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pyelonephritis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011704. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011704
  2. Pyelonephritis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyelonephritis
  3. Pyelonephritis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q506652