Nephrosis

Non-inflammatory kidney disease

Not to be confused with necrosis, nephritis, or nephrotic syndrome.

Medical condition

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[edit]

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[edit]

1. ^ a b Elsevier, Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, Elsevier.
2. ^ a b c Nephrosis at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
3. ^ "WHO Disease and injury country estimates". World Health Organization. 2009. Retrieved Nov 11, 2009.

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Classification|

* MeSH: D009401

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Kidney disease

Glomerular disease|

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Tubules|

* Renal tubular acidosis
* proximal
* distal
* Acute tubular necrosis
* Genetic
* Fanconi syndrome
* Bartter syndrome
* Gitelman syndrome
* Liddle's syndrome

Interstitium|

* Interstitial nephritis
* Pyelonephritis
* Balkan endemic nephropathy

Vascular|

* Renal artery stenosis
* Renal ischemia
* Hypertensive nephropathy
* Renovascular hypertension
* Renal cortical necrosis

General syndromes|

* Nephritis
* Nephrosis
* Renal failure
* Acute renal failure
* Chronic kidney disease
* Uremia

Other|

* Analgesic nephropathy
* Renal osteodystrophy
* Nephroptosis
* Abderhalden–Kaufmann–Lignac syndrome
* Diabetes insipidus
* Nephrogenic
* Renal papilla
* Renal papillary necrosis
* Major calyx/pelvis
* Hydronephrosis
* Pyonephrosis
* Reflux nephropathy

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