Lupus nephritis

Introduction: Lupus nephritis

Description of Lupus nephritis

Lupus nephritis (medical condition): Kidney damage caused by lupus....more »

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Lupus nephritis: glomerulonephritis associated with systemic lupus erythematosus; classified into four histologic types: mesangial, focal, diffuse, and membranous.
Source: CRISP

Lupus nephritis: Glomerulonephritis associated with autoimmune disease SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS. Lupus nephritis is histologically classified into 6 classes: class I - normal glomeruli, class II - pure mesangial alterations, class III - focal segmental glomerulonephritis, class IV - diffuse glomerulonephritis, class V - diffuse membranous glomerulonephritis, and class VI - advanced sclerosing glomerulonephritis (The World Health Organization classification 1982).
Source: MeSH 2007

Lupus nephritis: Related Topics

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• Lupus (14 causes)
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Lupus nephritis as a Disease

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Lupus nephritis: Related Diseases

Lupus nephritis: Lupus nephritis is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Kidney conditions
• Nephritis
• Abdominal conditions
• Urinary system conditions
• Autoimmune conditions
• Connective tissue conditions
• Non-pathogenic inflammatory conditions
• Immune system conditions

Lupus nephritis: Article Excerpts

Lupus nephritis is an inflammation of the kidney caused by systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a disease of the... (Source: excerpt from Lupus Nephritis: NIDDK)

Lupus nephritis is an inflammation of the kidney caused by systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a disease... (Source: excerpt from Lupus Nephritis: NIDDK)

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Lupus nephritis as a Symptom

Lupus nephritis (symptom): Type of Kidney symptoms.

More information on symptom: Kidney symptoms:

• Kidney symptoms

Lupus nephritis: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Lupus nephritis:

• systemic lupus erythematosus
• SLE
• end-stage renal disease
• ESRD
• end-stage kidney disease
• chronic kidney disease
• chronic renal disease
• chronic renal failure
• glomerulonephritis
• hematuria
• renal failure
• kidney failure

Terms associated with Lupus nephritis:

Terms Similar to Lupus nephritis:

• Glomerulonephritis, Lupus
• Lupus Glomerulonephritis
• Nephritis, Lupus

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Lupus nephritis

• Glomerulonephritis
• Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic

Source - MeSH 2007

• glomerulonephritis
• systemic lupus erythematosus

Source - CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Lupus nephritis

The following list attempts to classify Lupus nephritis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Male Urogenital Diseases
  • Urologic Diseases
    • Kidney Diseases
      • Nephritis
        • Glomerulonephritis
          • Lupus Nephritis

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications
  • Female Urogenital Diseases
    • Urologic Diseases
      • Kidney Diseases
        • Nephritis
          • Glomerulonephritis
            • Lupus Nephritis

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
  • Connective Tissue Diseases
    • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
      • Lupus Nephritis

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Immune System Diseases
  • Autoimmune Diseases
    • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
      • Lupus Nephritis

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