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Top 4 Common Symptoms in Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)

2014-12-06 07:35

Top 4 Common Symptoms in Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)Polycystic kidney disease, or PKD, is a genetic kidney disease with multiple kidney cysts on kidneys, and the cysts will be increased and get enlarged over time, which will oppress the surrounding kidney tissues and cause kidney damage. Since PKD is a progressive kidney disease, and it will finally develop into kidney failure, so PKD patients need to pay attention to their symptoms and have early treatment, which can help prevent kidney failure.

Here are the top 4 common symptoms in polycystic kidney disease (PKD).

Top 1 : Renal area pain

This is the most common symptom in PKD, patients often feel great pressure in renal area, and they will have dull pain or sharp pain with the enlargement of kidney cysts. In addition, kidney cyst rupture, kidney stones removing or infections in kidneys can also cause pains in kidneys.

Top 2 : Enlargement of kidneys

Since the kidney cysts will be increased and get enlarged over time, so it can also cause enlargement of kidneys, and there will be numerous kidney cysts formed in kidneys with different sizes. Patients can feel hard masses when they touch their kidneys.

Top 3 : High blood pressure

About more than 50% PKD patients will have high blood pressure. Since the kidney cysts will get enlarged over time, and it will oppress the kidneys, which will make kidneys producing more renin. And this can cause elevation of blood pressure. The unwell controlled high blood pressure will cause further damage to kidneys.

Top 4 : Blood in urine

Some PKD patients can find blood in urine during urination, which is mainly caused by kidney cyst rupture. The kidney cyst rupture will cause the burst of blood vessels on kidney cyst walls, and this can easily cause blood in urine. If kidney cyst rupture cause infections, it will worsen blood in urine and cause fever for patients.

Above are the top 4 symptoms in PKD, and patients need to pay attention to these symptoms. When they found they have the severe symptoms, they need to have early treatment, which can help prevent further kidney damage. And it can help make a good prognosis for PKD patients with effective treatment.

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