Papillary necrosis

Introduction: Papillary necrosis

Description of Papillary necrosis

Papillary necrosis: A form of acute kidney disease characterized by necrosis of the renal papillae. It is most frequently associated with diabetes mellitus because of the severe vascular disease present in the arteries and capillaries, particularly in the kidney. There is usually a large component of infection present, and in non-diabetics pyelonephritis and obstructive uropathy are the usual etiologic agents.
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These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Papillary necrosis:

• Papillary
• Necrosis (37 causes)
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• Kidney
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• Kidney pain (14 causes)

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• Renal papillary necrosis

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• eMedicine - Papillary Necrosis : Article by Jeffrey M Donohoe, MD
• eMedicine - Papillary Necrosis : Article by Ali Nawaz Khan, MBBS, FRCP, FRCR
• Kidney, Papillary Necrosis - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
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