autoimmune nephritis

synonym: autoimmune nephritis
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13506
Inflammation of the kidney due to immunological reaction to renal antigens.
Note: Common examples are anti-glomerular basement membrane disease (Goodpasture disease or syndrome), autoimmune tubulointerstitial nephritis with antibody to tubular basement membrane, or occurring as part of systemic autoimmune diseases independent of renal autoantigens [lupus nephritis in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), interstitial nephritis in Sjögren syndrome, nephritis in ANCA-associated vasculitis, cryoglobulinemic vasculitis, or hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome].
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1220 [Terms] [Paper]