Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) is a common kidney disease in clinical. If
this disease can't be found and treated in time, it may develop to Renal Failure
and Uremia, and it could cause a series of complications, which in return will
aggravate the condition of PKD. So having a good knowledge of the complications
will help the patients to treat PKD more effectively.
What are the complications of PKD? Now let us talk some main complications of
this disease.
First, urinary tract infections: these infections include urocystitis,
pyelonephritis, cyst infection and perinephritic abscess. As for women, clinical
apparatus examinations are the hazards of infection. If there are leukocyte
cylindruria and prompt reaction to routine anti-infection treatment, they make
the diagnosis of pyelonephritis more easy. While if the blood culture is
positive and there is local pressing pain, they are more likely the symptoms of
cysts infections and by CT we can find the infected cysts.
Second, kidney stones and nephrogenous calcification: when there are serious
pain, colica or gross hematuresis, they may mean the occurrence of kidney
stones.
Third, hypertension: hypertension usually occurs before the damage of renal
function and it will accelerate the damage of renal function. Besides,
hypertension is harmful for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular and it can cause
serious complications. Therefore, it is very important to control blood pressure
at an ideal level for postponing the aggravation of renal function and
preventing the complications.
