What Is Kidney Disease?

Polycystic Kidney Disease

Polycystic kidney disease
Polycystic kidney disease

It is the most common genetic kidney disorder. it characterized by the kidney cysts formation the gets big by the time and also leads to severe kidney disorder and kidney failure ultimately.

Some other kidney disease causes

  • An infection
  • IgA glomerulonephritis
  • Renal artery stenosis
  • IgA vasculitis
  • A drug that is toxic for the kidneys
  • Rare genetic diseases, like Alport syndrome
  • Lead poisoning such as heavy metal poisoning
  • In children hemolytic uremic syndrome
  • A genetic disease that might cause various cysts that grow in your kidneys rapidly, polycystic kidney disease (PKD)
  • Disorders in which the immune system of the body attacks its organs and cells like Anti-GBM (Goodpasture’s disease)
  • The disease that has impacts on the whole body such as lupus or diabetes. Lupus nephritis is the medical term used for the kidney disease that results from lupus