Top 7 Symptoms for Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)

2014-04-02 02:10

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic kidney with lots of fluid-filled cysts in kidneys, and the development of PKD is a slow process. Therefore, patients may have no symptoms in their early stage. However, with the increase and enlargement of kidney cysts, people may have some obvious symptoms because of the kidney damage. In this article, we will tell the top 7 symptoms for PKD, and we will hope this can help PKD patients to diagnose whether they have kidney damage.

Top 1: Kidney cyst infections

When people suffer from kidney cysts infections, they may have renal area pain or pressing pain, and they may also have fever caused by infections. So patients need to prevent cold and infections in their daily life, which can help prevent the possible damage to kidneys.

Top 2: Blood urine

Blood urine is a common symptoms for PKD patients, which can be caused by kidney cyst rupture or infections in kidneys. Usually, the blood urine will last for 3-7 days if it is caused by cyst rupture. If the blood urine last for a long time, patients need to have immediate treatment to the hospital.

Top 3: High blood pressure

High blood pressure is also a common symptom for PKD patients, and the unwell controlled high blood pressure will cause further damage to kidneys. So patients need to have effective treatment to control their high blood pressure firmly.

Top 4: Kidney stone

Kidney stone is a complication for PKD patients. When people have stones in kidneys, they may have low back pain, and the pain is usually dull pain. Beside, patients may also have blood urine cause by the kidney stones.

Top 5: Brain aneurysm

As the study shows that about 10%-40% PKD patients will have brain aneurysm, and it is often diagnosed when aneurysm rupture and cause hematencephalon.

Top 6: Polycystic liver

The experts said that PKD patients who were diagnosed their illness in their middle age, about half of them may have polycystic liver, and about 70% patients will have polycystic liver if their PKD were diagnosed in their 60s.

Top 7: Nephropyelitis

Nephropyelitis is also a common complication for PKD patients, but the aetiological agent is not sure right now. So patients also need to have regular test if they were diagnosed with PKD.

Above are the top 7 symptoms for polycystic kidney disease patients, which can help patients to diagnose whether they have got kidney damage. When PKD patients suffer from one or more of the above symptoms, they need to go to hospital right now, which can help them to make a good prognosis.

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