ARPKD Facts

2015-09-28 01:53

This time we will mostly talk about ARPKD ( Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease ) for you. PKD is categorized into two ones: ADPKD and ARPKD. ADPKD is very common for people all over the world, however, ARPKD is very rare actually.

According to statistics and research, it shows that the rate of getting ARPKD for babies is about 1 in 20.000. ARPKD is recessive inheritance, which means both of parents need to have ARPKD gene, and in this situation, the chance of getting ARPKD is 25% for children. ARPKD is very dangerous and life threatening. in most occasions, babies die in weeks after birth. In addition, if babies can survive with ARPKD in infanthood, it may be needed to do dialysis or kidney transplant at the age of 10.

As the medical technology develops nowadays, survival rate of babies with ARPKD has increased largely. As the statistics shows, there are 50% babies who can live longer than 10 years old. But now, the survival rate of babies with ARPKD living for more than 10 years is 85%.

Kidney failure is a leading complication of ARPKD, which is very dangerous for patients with ARPKD. Keeping kidney function well and controlling blood pressure is very important and necessary for patients with ARPKD. Besides, liver can also be affected, causing congenital hepatic fibrosis or liver failure.

A good and healthy diet and lifestyle is needed in daily life: low phosphorus, low potassium, low salt, low protein with now smoking and drinking. Get proper treatment is the best way to improve kidney condition and prolong life expectancy and quality. More information or any question, welcome to leave a message or contact online doctors

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