How to Use nephritis in a Sentence

nephritis

noun

• Sometimes, the body targets kidney cells, known as lupus nephritis.
  — Anne Harding, Health, 19 Apr. 2023
• Braxton emphasizes that Black and Asian women are four times more likely to develop lupus nephritis and the risk of death is three times greater for people with it.
  — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2023
• In 1912, as Curran’s father, George Pollard, lay dying from nephritis, the women began playing with the Ouija board.
  — Joy Lanzendorfer, Longreads, 14 June 2018
• According to the National Institutes of Health, symptoms of lupus nephritis include swelling in the legs, feet, ankles and face; muscle pain and fever.
  — Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2017
• Gomez famously had a kidney transplant because of lupus nephritis, where the disease causes a person’s kidneys to fail.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2023
• British physician Richard Bright recognized the association of dark urine color and kidney disease in the late 1820s, describing the many symptoms of nephritis.
  — Philly.com, 24 Sep. 2017
• As the National Institutes of Health explains, lupus nephritis may need to be treated with dialysis or a kidney transplant.
  — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 14 Sep. 2017
• According to the National Kidney Foundation, there are various types of lupus, but the one that impacts your kidneys is called lupus nephritis.
  — Brittney McNamara, Teen Vogue, 14 Sep. 2017
• About half the people who have lupus develop kidney inflammation, the Mayo Clinic explains, which can lead to a condition called lupus nephritis.
  — Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 25 Sep. 2020
• Symptoms of lupus nephritis include foamy urine, joint pain, swelling, and, in some cases, kidney failure, which may need to be treated with dialysis or a kidney transplant, the National Institutes of Health explain.
  — Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 25 Sep. 2020
• In 2017, Gomez revealed that she was additionally diagnosed with lupus nephritis—a lupus complication that affects the kidneys—and had to receive a kidney transplant that year.
  — Kayla Blanton, SELF, 21 Sep. 2023
• The Get Uncomfortable campaign notes that 1 in 3 people with lupus nephritis may experience kidney failure.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 29 Sep. 2023
• After being diagnosed with lupus and lupus nephritis, founder Dana Jackson wanted to find a way to repair her skin with nontoxic ingredients that wouldn't further challenge her immune system.
  — Gabrielle Tazewell, ELLE, 26 May 2023
• Approximately half of the people who suffer from lupus develop kidney inflammation, according to the Mayo Clinic, which in turn can result in lupus nephritis.
  — Serena Coady, SELF, 13 Apr. 2022
• The National Kidney Foundation notes that lupus nephritis, a particular type of lupus, causes inflammation of the kidneys and the surrounding blood vessels, attacking them like a disease.
  — Megan Friedman, Marie Claire, 14 Sep. 2017
• Kidney problems, including nephritis and kidney failure.
  — Dan Gartland, SI.com, 30 Mar. 2018
• Renal cancer, nephritis, and kidney tubal tissue injury are just some of the conditions that were initially excluded because of a lack of available scientific data connecting them to radiation exposure.
  — Time, 21 July 2023

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024