chronic nephritis


chron·ic glo·mer·u·lo·ne·phri·tis

glomerulonephritis that presents with persisting proteinuria, chronic renal failure, and hypertension, of insidious onset or as a late sequel of acute glomerulonephritis; the kidneys are symmetrically contracted and granular, with scarring and loss of glomeruli and the presence of tubular atrophy and interstitial fibrosis. Synonym(s): chronic nephritis

chronic nephritis

(1) Chronic glomerulonephritis, see there.
(2) A nonspecific term for any chronic inflammatory process arising in the kidney.

chronic nephritis

Chronic glomerulonephritis, see there.