Lobar nephronia
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Lobar nephronia, also known as acute focal nephritis, refers to an intermediate stage between acute pyelonephritis and renal abscess, and is a focal region of interstitial nephritis.
It appears as a wedge of poorly perfused renal parenchyma, without a cortical rim sign.
The condition is discussed further as part of the article on acute pyelonephritis.
-<p><strong>Lobar nephronia</strong> refers to an intermediate stage between <a href="/articles/acute-pyelonephritis-1">acute pyelonephritis</a> and <a href="/articles/renal-abscess">renal abscess</a>, and is a focal region of interstitial nephritis. </p><p>It appears as a wedge of poorly perfused renal parenchyma, without a <a href="/articles/cortical-rim-sign">cortical rim sign</a>.</p><p>The condition is discussed further as part of the article on <a href="/articles/acute-pyelonephritis-1">acute pyelonephritis</a>.</p>- +<p><strong>Lobar nephronia</strong>, also known as <strong>acute focal nephritis</strong>, refers to an intermediate stage between <a href="/articles/acute-pyelonephritis-1">acute pyelonephritis</a> and <a href="/articles/renal-abscess">renal abscess</a>, and is a focal region of interstitial nephritis. </p><p>It appears as a wedge of poorly perfused renal parenchyma, without a <a href="/articles/cortical-rim-sign">cortical rim sign</a>.</p><p>The condition is discussed further as part of the article on <a href="/articles/acute-pyelonephritis-1">acute pyelonephritis</a>.</p>