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Descriptor
English
:
Kidney Papillary Necrosis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Necrosis Papilar Renal
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Necrose Papilar Renal
Synonyms
English
:
Renal Papillitis, Necrotizing
Tree Number:
C12.777.419.493
C13.351.968.419.493
Definition
English
:
A complication of
kidney diseases
characterized by
cell death
involving
KIDNEY
PAPILLA in the
KIDNEY MEDULLA
. Damages to this area may hinder the
kidney
to concentrate
urine
resulting in
POLYURIA
. Sloughed off necrotic tissue may block
KIDNEY PELVIS
or
URETER
.
Necrosis
of multiple renal papillae can
lead
to
KIDNEY
FAILURE.
History Note
English
:
67; was PYELONEPHRITIS, ACUTE NECROTIZING 1963-66
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
7856
Unique Identifier:
D007681
Occurrence in VHL
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