Glomerulonephritis, Membranous

"Glomerulonephritis, Membranous" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A type of glomerulonephritis that is characterized by the accumulation of immune deposits (COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX) on the outer aspect of the GLOMERULAR BASEMENT MEMBRANE. It progresses from subepithelial dense deposits, to basement membrane reaction and eventual thickening of the basement membrane.

Descriptor ID	D015433
MeSH Number(s)	C12.777.419.570.363.625 C13.351.968.419.570.363.625 C20.111.535
Concept/Terms	Glomerulonephritis, Membranous Glomerulonephritis, Membranous Glomerulonephritides, Membranous Membranous Glomerulonephritides Membranous Glomerulonephritis Nephropathy, Membranous Membranous Glomerulopathy Glomerulopathy, Membranous Membranous Nephropathy Extramembranous Glomerulopathy Glomerulopathy, Extramembranous Membranous Glomerulonephropathy Glomerulonephropathy, Membranous Idiopathic Membranous Glomerulonephritis Idiopathic Membranous Glomerulonephritis Glomerulonephritides, Idiopathic Membranous Glomerulonephritis, Idiopathic Membranous Idiopathic Membranous Glomerulonephritides Membranous Glomerulonephritides, Idiopathic Membranous Glomerulonephritis, Idiopathic Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy Membranous Nephropathy, Idiopathic Nephropathy, Idiopathic Membranous Heymann Nephritis Heymann Nephritis Nephritis, Heymann

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Glomerulonephritis, Membranous".

Diseases [C]
Male Urogenital Diseases [C12]
Urologic Diseases [C12.777]
Kidney Diseases [C12.777.419]
Nephritis [C12.777.419.570]
Glomerulonephritis [C12.777.419.570.363]
Glomerulonephritis, Membranous [C12.777.419.570.363.625]
Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications [C13]
Female Urogenital Diseases [C13.351]
Urologic Diseases [C13.351.968]
Kidney Diseases [C13.351.968.419]
Nephritis [C13.351.968.419.570]
Glomerulonephritis [C13.351.968.419.570.363]
Glomerulonephritis, Membranous [C13.351.968.419.570.363.625]
Immune System Diseases [C20]
Autoimmune Diseases [C20.111]
Glomerulonephritis, Membranous [C20.111.535]

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