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Diabetic Nephropathies MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Diabetic Nephropathies
Tree Number(s)
C12.050.351.968.419.192
C12.200.777.419.192
C12.950.419.192
C19.246.099.875
Unique ID
D003928
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003928
Annotation
coordinate with specific kidney disease; do not confuse with DIABETES INSIPIDUS, NEPHROGENIC, a form of diabetes insipidus
Scope Note
KIDNEY injuries associated with diabetes mellitus and affecting KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; ARTERIOLES; KIDNEY TUBULES; and the interstitium. Clinical signs include persistent PROTEINURIA, from microalbuminuria progressing to ALBUMINURIA of greater than 300 mg/24 h, leading to reduced GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE and END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE.
Entry Term(s)
Diabetic Glomerulosclerosis
Diabetic Kidney Disease
Diabetic Nephropathy
Glomerulosclerosis, Diabetic
Intracapillary Glomerulosclerosis
Kimmelstiel-Wilson Disease
Kimmelstiel-Wilson Syndrome
Nodular Glomerulosclerosis
NLM Classification #
WK 835
Public MeSH Note
65; KIMMELSTIEL-WILSON SYNDROME was heading 1963-76
Online Note
use DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES to search KIMMELSTIEL-WILSON SYNDROME 1966-76
History Note
65(64); KIMMELSTIEL-WILSON SYNDROME was heading 1963-76
Date Introduced
1965/01/01
Last Updated
2021/06/30
Diabetic Nephropathies Preferred
Diabetic Glomerulosclerosis Narrower
Intracapillary Glomerulosclerosis Related
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