Pyelonephritis vs. Glomerulonephritis

Pyelonephritisnoun

(pathology) An ascending urinary tract infection of the renal pelvis

Pyelonephritisnoun

inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis caused by bacterial infection

Pyelonephritis

Pyelonephritis is inflammation of the kidney, typically due to a bacterial infection. Symptoms most often include fever and flank tenderness.

Glomerulonephritisnoun

(medicine) A form of nephritis characterized by inflammation of the glomeruli.

Glomerulonephritisnoun

nephritis marked by inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney; characterized by decreased production of urine and by the presence of blood and protein in the urine and by edema

Glomerulonephritis

Glomerulonephritis (GN) is a term used to refer to several kidney diseases (usually affecting both kidneys). Many of the diseases are characterised by inflammation either of the glomeruli or of the small blood vessels in the kidneys, hence the name, but not all diseases necessarily have an inflammatory component.