According to the etiology
renal malformations
renal genetic diseases
renal metabolic diseases
renovascular diseases
cystic diseases of the kidney
renal immunitary diseases
- renal transplantation (renal allograft diseases)
According to the organ components involved
renal glomerular diseases
- primary glomerular diseases
- glomerular diseases causing nephrotic syndrome
- glomerular diseases causing nephritic syndrome
- secondary glomerular diseases
- secondary glomerular diseases causing nephrotic syndrome
- secondary glomerular diseases causing nephritic syndrome or RPGN
- diseases of the glomerular basement membranes
- glomerular involvment with bacterial infections
renal vascular diseases
renal tubulointerstitial diseases
tubulointerstitial diseases