What is Chronic Lephritis?

Question

On my grandmothers death cert. from 1944 this was given as the cause of death along with Hypertension, which is high blood pressure. But what is Chronic Lephritis? Thanks Gail

Answer 1

I wonder if they meant "chronic nephritis"? As you likely know, hypertension injures the kidneys which can lead to small shrunken kidneys being noted on autopsy. I wonder if they used to call it "chronic nephritis" back then?

I've never heard of chronic lephritis and neither has Dr. Google...