Diabetic Nephropathies

**Definition:** 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.

**Tree numbers:** - C12.050.351.968.419.192 - C12.200.777.419.192 - C12.950.419.192 - C19.246.099.875

**Synonyms:** - Diabetic Kidney Disease - Diabetic Nephropathy