Pyelonephritis

Pyelonephritis is inflammation of the renal pelvis (pyelo- = renal pelvis[1]) and kidney (nephritis = inflammation of the kidney). It is classically caused by an ascending infection.

Pathologically it can be divided into:

References

  1. ↑ URL: http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/pyelo-. Accessed on: 5 June 2015.
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