Cystic Kidney Disease is divided into kidney cysts and polycystic kidney
disease. As the later one is a genetic disorder, it is also known as congenital
cystic kidney disease.
Cause
Congenital cyst kidney disease is expressed as both a recessive and dominant
trait. The recessive genetic trait needs both parents affected with PKD genes
and there is a possibility for their children to get the recessive PKD. People
with autosomal polycystic kidney disease are common and can be inherited from
just one parent.
Symptoms
As PKD becomes more advanced, the kidney’s inability to function properly
becomes more pronounced. Patients with this congenital have a much higher rate
of kidney stones, liver cyst, pancreas. Other symptoms may include insufficient
supply of oxygen and blood, enlarged heart, blood in urine, high blood pressure,
even aneurysms. Other health problems associated with adult onset PKD include:
chronic leg or back pain; frequent infections; and herniations of the groin and
abdomen.
Treatment
If adult PKD is diagnosed before symptoms become evident, urinalysis and
other diagnostic tests are performed at six-week intervals to monitor the
patient's health status.
If results indicate the presence of infection or another PKD-related health
problem, aggressive antibiotic therapy is initiated to prevent inflammation that
can accelerate disease progression. And surgery may be needed to drain cysts
that bleed, cause pain, have become infected, or interfere with normal kidney
function
Lowering high blood pressure can slow loss of kidney function. Blood-pressure
control, which is the cornerstone of PKD treatment, is difficult to achieve.
Shrinking renal cysts can prevent the further damages. To achieve the goal,
surgery and Chinese herbs are suggested.
If you develop into kidney failure stage, Immunotherapy can be used to
improve your kidney functions.
Facts
● Over 600,000 Americans are affected with polycystic kidney disease
(PKD).
● Hypertension occurring in 50 to 70 percent of cases before any significant
reduction in glomerular filtration rate within an average age onset of 30 years
of age.
● If you have PKD1 kidney failure usually happens in your 50s where PKD2
failure usually happens in your 70s and sometimes not at all.
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