Disease or Syndrome
interstitial nephritis
[ in-ter-stish-uhl nuh-frahy-tis ]
Subclass of:
Nephritis
Definitions related to nephritis, interstitial:
  • (interstitial nephritis) Generalized inflammation of the renal interstitium characterized by a diffuse or patchy distribution of lymphocytes, plasma cells and/or macrophages and variable degrees of edema.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (interstitial nephritis) Diffuse or local inflammation and edema of the interstitial tissue of the kidney, including the tubules.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (interstitial nephritis) Inflammation of the renal tubules and supporting tissues of the kidney.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Tubulointerstitial diseases are clinically heterogeneous disorders that share similar features of tubular and interstitial injury. In severe and prolonged cases, the entire kidney may become involved, with glomerular dysfunction and even renal failure. The primary categories of tubulointerstitial disease are�
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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