Nephrosis

Short description: Non-inflammatory kidney disease

Nephrosis

Specialty| Nephrology

Nephrosis is any of various forms of kidney disease (nephropathy). In an old and broad sense of the term, it is any nephropathy,[1] but in current usage the term is usually restricted to a narrower sense of nephropathy without inflammation or neoplasia,[2] in which sense it is distinguished from nephritis, which involves inflammation. It is also defined as any purely degenerative disease of the renal tubules.[1] Nephrosis is characterized by a set of signs called the nephrotic syndrome.[2] Nephrosis can be a primary disorder or can be secondary to another disorder.[2] Nephrotic complications of another disorder can coexist with nephritic complications. In other words, nephrosis and nephritis can be pathophysiologically contradistinguished, but that does not mean that they cannot occur simultaneously.[citation needed] Types of nephrosis include amyloid nephrosis and osmotic nephrosis.[citation needed]

## Epidemiology

Disability-adjusted life year for nephritis and nephrosis per 100,000 inhabitants in 2004.[3]

no data

less than 40

40-120

120-200

200-280

280-360

360-440

440-520

520-600

600-680

680-760

760-840

more than 840

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Elsevier, Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, Elsevier, http://dorlands.com/.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nephrosis at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
3. ↑ "WHO Disease and injury country estimates". World Health Organization. 2009. https://www.who.int/healthinfo/global_burden_disease/estimates_country/en/index.html.

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* MeSH: D009401

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