Chronic tubulo-interstitial nephritis

Definition

A disease characterised by inflammation of and damage to tubules and/or the interstitium of the kidney, interstitial scarring, fibrosis and tubule atrophy resulting in progressive chronic renal insufficiency

Exclusions

• calculous pyelonephritis (NFAD) (GB70)

5 subordinate codes

• GB55.0Balkan nephropathy
• GB55.1Nephropathy induced by heavy metals
• GB55.2Chronic urate nephropathy
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified

Nearby in Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases

• GB50Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis
• GB51Acute pyelonephritis
• GB52Acute tubular necrosis
• GB53Acute renal papillary necrosis
• GB54Tubulo-interstitial nephritis, not specified as acute or chronic
• GB56Obstructive or reflux nephropathy
• GB57Nephrocalcinosis
• GB58Pyonephrosis