GB52
Acute tubular necrosis
Necrose tubular aguda
CategoryDefinition
Any condition of the kidney, caused by hypotension, hypoperfusion, ischaemia, hypoxia, or use of nephrotoxic drugs. These conditions are characterised by death of tubular epithelial cells and acute kidney injury. Confirmation is by identification of "muddy brown casts" of epithelial cells in a urine sample.
Index Terms
Acute tubular necrosisacute renal tubular necrosisacute tubular nephrosisacute tubule necrosisischaemic acute tubular necrosisischaemic tubular necrosiskidney tubular necrosislower nephron nephrosisnecrotising renal oedemarenal tubular necrosistoxic tubular necrosistubular kidney necrosistubular necrosis NOStubular nephrosisAcute tubular necrosis due to tubular toxinsAcute tubular necrosis due to tubular toxins produced internallyAcute tubular necrosis due to drugs, biological agents or environmental toxinsAcute tubular necrosis due to ischaemia or hypotension or other causes classified elsewhereAcute tubular necrosis due to mixed ischaemic and toxic causesAcute renal failure with tubular necrosisacute kidney insufficiency with tubular necrosisacute renal insufficiency with tubular necrosisrenal failure with tubular necrosis