nephritis
noun
ne·phri·tis
ni-ˈfrī-təs 
plural nephritides
ni-ˈfri-tə-ˌdēz
: acute or chronic inflammation of the kidney caused by infection, degenerative process, or vascular disease
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Lupus nephritis is a complication of the autoimmune disease lupus.
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Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
Kidney function can be affected in lupus, and about 50 percent of patients develop nephritis.
—Richard Sima, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
Infections, some kinds of cancer, and some medications can also cause a condition called nephritis, or inflammation of the nephrons, that can quickly lead to kidney failure.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2024
The autoimmune disease can cause lupus nephritis, a kidney disease that results in inflammation.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2024
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Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
Kidney function can be affected in lupus, and about 50 percent of patients develop nephritis.
—Richard Sima, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
Infections, some kinds of cancer, and some medications can also cause a condition called nephritis, or inflammation of the nephrons, that can quickly lead to kidney failure.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2024
The autoimmune disease can cause lupus nephritis, a kidney disease that results in inflammation.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2024
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nephritis
noun
ne·phri·tis
ni-ˈfrīt-əs
plural nephritides
-ˈfrit-ə-ˌdēz
: inflammation of the kidneys
Medical Definition
nephritis
noun
ne·phri·tis
ni-ˈfrīt-əs
plural nephritides
-ˈfrit-ə-ˌdēz
: acute or chronic inflammation of the kidney affecting the structure (as of the glomerulus or parenchyma) and caused by infection, a degenerative process, or vascular disease compare nephrosclerosis, nephrosis
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