William S. Varade, MD
DEFINITION
Nephritis is the general term for noninfectious inflammation of the kidney parenchyma. This inflammation may involve primarily the glomerulus (glomerulonephritis), the interstitium (interstitial nephritis), or both. Because glomerulonephritis historically has been the subject of more intense interest, when the term nephritis is used, many practitioners think only of glomerular lesions.
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