Renal papillary necrosis
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ICD-10 | N17.2 |
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ICD-9 | 584.7 |
DiseasesDB | 9572 |
eMedicine | med/2839 radio/523 |
MeSH | D007681 |
Renal papillary necrosis is a form of nephropathy involving the death ("necrosis") of the renal papilla.
It can be caused by diabetes mellitus or by Phenacetin.