Terms & Properties

Preferred Name:  Crescentic Glomerulonephritis

Definition:  A histopathologic term for a pattern of diseases characterized by extensive crescent formation in the glomeruli; patients present clinically with rapid deterioration of renal function, and possible progression to end-stage renal failure within weeks or months.

NICHD Definition:  A histopathologic term for a pattern of diseases characterized by extensive crescent formation in the glomeruli; patients present clinically with rapid deterioration of renal function, and possible progression to end-stage renal failure within weeks or months.

Label:  Crescentic Glomerulonephritis

NCI Thesaurus Code:  C35444 (Search for linked caDSR metadata)   (search value sets)

NCI Metathesaurus Link:  C0403416  (see NCI Metathesaurus info)

Synonyms & Abbreviations: (see Synonym Details)

Crescentic Glomerulonephritis

External Source Codes: 

UMLS CUI

C0403416

Other Properties:

Name	Value (qualifiers indented underneath)
code	C35444
Contributing_Source	NICHD
Legacy Concept Name	Crescentic_Glomerulonephritis
Semantic_Type	Disease or Syndrome

Additional Concept Data: 

Defined Fully by Roles: No

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