The Symptoms and Complications of Polycystic Kidney Disease

Polycystic Kidney Disease is a kind of inherited kidney disease, it can cause a series of symptoms and complications. These symptoms and complications can give a response about how the specific condition your disease is and direct the doctor’s pharmacy. And once patients suffer from these symptoms, they had better see a doctor as soon as possible, avoiding the further damage to kidney.

1. Blood urine and protein urine: with the increasing renal cysts, the kidney functions of filter and barrier also be damaged. So there are a lot of proteins and red blood cells leaking out of body with urine, causing hematuria and proteinuria. These symptoms occur in the early stage of the disease, and with the development of the disease, the symptoms will get more and more serious.

2. High blood pressure: it also occur in the early stage of the disease and it is caused by the growing renal cysts which give pressure to kidney, causing the renal anoxia and ischemia. so the poor blood circulation condition lead to high blood pressure, and patients must pay more attention to their high blood pressure for it can cause further damage to kidney.

3. Back pains: if PKD patients suffer from back pains, that means the exacerbation of the disease. The growth and rupture of the renal cysts will refer the nerves around the kidney. Polycystic Kidney Disease patients usually suffer a lot from it.

4. Urinary Tract Infection(UTI): women are at high risk of being attacked by it. And it also occur in the late stage of PKD. The rupture of renal cysts can cause the leak of sac fluid which is easy to form UTI and kidney stone. Moreover, renal stone also is the common reason for UTI.

Besides what we mentioned, there are many symptoms and complications with Polycystic Kidney Disease. And if you want to know more information about PKD, you can contact our online doctors or send email to kidneyhospitalabroad@hotmail.com, we will give you a timely response.

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