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... > Urogenital Diseases > Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications > Female Urogenital Diseases > Urologic Diseases > Kidney Diseases > Nephritis > Nephritis, Interstitial > Pyelonephritis
... > Urogenital Diseases > Male Urogenital Diseases > Urologic Diseases > Kidney Diseases > Nephritis > Nephritis, Interstitial > Pyelonephritis
... > Urogenital Diseases > Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications > Female Urogenital Diseases > Urologic Diseases > Kidney Diseases > Nephritis > Pyelitis > Pyelonephritis
... > Urogenital Diseases > Male Urogenital Diseases > Urologic Diseases > Kidney Diseases > Nephritis > Pyelitis > Pyelonephritis

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Pyelonephritis  

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Entry terms

  • Pyelonephritis, Acute Necrotizing

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

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

In other languages

  • pyelonefriitti

    Finnish

  • akuutti pyelonefriitti
  • krooninen pyelonefriitti
  • munuaisaltaan ja munuaisen tulehdus
  • munuaisaltaan tulehdus
  • pyelonephritis
  • äkillinen pyelonefriitti
  • Pyelonefrit

    Swedish

  • Nekrotiserande pyelonefrit

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011704

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