Disease or Syndrome
pyelonephritis
py·e·lo·ne·phri·tis [ pahy-uh-loh-nuh-frahy-tis, pahy-el-oh- ]
Subclass of:
Nephritis, Interstitial;
Pyelitis
Definitions related to pyelonephritis:
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A tubulointerstitial inflammatory disease involving a spectrum of lesions affecting the tubules, interstitium and/or the pelvis of the kidney. Pyelonephritis can result from infections, both ascending and descending and following papillary necrosis and urothelial ulceration. Certain strains of rodents are particularly susceptible to developing spontaneous pyelonephritis and are used as animal models to assess antibiotic therapy. (INHAND)CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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An inflammation of the kidney involving the parenchyma of kidney, the renal pelvis and the kidney calices.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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An inflammatory process affecting the kidney. The cause is most often bacterial, but may also be fungal in nature. Signs and symptoms may include fever, chills, flank pain, painful and frequent urination, cloudy or bloody urine, and confusion.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis due to infection.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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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.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Pyelonephritis, infection and inflammation of the kidney tissue and the renal pelvis (the cavity formed by the expansion of the upper end of the ureter, the tube that conveys urine to the bladder). The infection is usually bacterial. The most common type of renal disorder, pyelonephritis may be...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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