Preferred Label : Nephrotic Syndrome with Lesion of Segmental Hyalinosis;
NCIt definition : A renal functional disorder characterized by proteinuria, edema, hyperlipidemia and
hypoalbuminemia. It results from damage to the renal vascular filtration apparatus.
It is further characterized by an inflammatory reaction in the filtering capillaries
and the deposition of plasma components between the endothelium and glomerular basement
membrane. Sequelae may include hypertension, atherosclerosis, infection, hypercoagulablity
and renal failure.;
Origin ID : C35534;
UMLS CUI : C0866110;
Has associated anatomic sites
- Semantic type(s)
- disease_has_primary_anatomic_site
