label: Renal vasculitis
label_lc: renal vasculitis
description: "Vasculitis (inflammation of blood vessels) in the kidney. Renal vasculitis can be observed with numerous disorders and presents clinically as rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) which is characterized by acute kidney injury (AKI), haematuria and proteinuria. Histological examination of the kidney reveals severe inflammation in the form of crescent formation, glomerular necrosis and vasculitis of small and medium sized vessels within the kidney."