rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
MONDO:0017236Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Inflammation of the glomeruli that is characterized by a rapid loss in renal function with glomerular crescent formation observed on biopsy; it is often seen in patients with concomitant autoimmune disease, like Goodpasture's syndrome or systemic lupus erythematosus.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0017236), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
- Narrower terms (1)
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
- Also called
- RPGN