What Are the Possible Complications in PKD

2014-10-10 06:57

PKD is a genetic kidney disease with multiple kidney cysts on kidneys, and the kidney cysts will be increased and get enlarged over time. With the development of PKD, patients will suffer from some severe symptoms, and they will also have some complications. Then what are the possible complications in PKD?

1. Decline of kidney function

As we know, the kidney cysts in kidneys will be increased and get enlarged over time, which will oppress the surrounding kidney tissues and cause kidney damage, then patients will have the decline of kidney function. And most of the PKD will finally develop into end stage kidney failure if they don’t have early and effective treatment.

2. High blood pressure

High blood pressure is also a common complication in PKD, which is mainly caused by the low kidney function. About half of the PKD patients aged 20-34 years will suffer from high blood pressure with their disease, and most of the PKD patients will finally have high blood pressure with their disease.

3. Cysts in other parts of the body

Kidneys are the mainly place that cysts occurred, but the cysts can also be formed on other parts of the body, such as the liver. So PKD patients need to have regular test to observe whether there are cysts in other parts of the body.

4. Aneurysm of an artery in the brain

An aneurysm is a localised swelling of a blood vessel, which is also a common complication in PKD. When patients have the aneurysm, they need to have early treatment, because the aneurysm can be life threatening for patients.

5. Persistent pain

Since the kidney cysts will be increased and get enlarged over time, which will oppress the kidneys and cause kidney enlargement, and this will cause persistent pain for PKD patients. In addition, when the kidney cyst is big enough, it will easily get ruptured, and this will also cause pain for patients.

Above are the possible complications that can be caused in PKD, and patients need to have effective treatment to control these complications, which can help make a good prognosis for them. If you still have any questions after reading, you can consult the online doctor, or you can also send e-mail to pkdtreatment169@gmail.com.

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