kidney papillary necrosis
MONDO:0006821Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names kidney papillary necrosis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A complication of kidney diseases characterized by cell death involving kidney papilla in the kidney medulla. Damages to this area may hinder the kidney to concentrate urine resulting in polyuria. Sloughed off necrotic tissue may block kidney pelvis or ureter. Necrosis of multiple renal papillae can lead to kidney failure.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006821), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
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Other names
1 name
Resolves to: kidney papillary necrosis
- Also called
- renal papillitis necrotizing