Why PKD Patients Have Joint Pain

2014-05-23 00:55

PKD, which is shorted for polycystic kidney disease, is a genetic kidney disease with numerous kidney cysts on kidneys. For PKD patients, they will suffer from some severe symptoms and complications. And joint pain is a common symptom for PKD patients,especially in their advanced stage. Then why PKD patients have joint pain? In this article, we will help you answer this question.

Here are some common factors that can cause joint pain for PKD patients.

1. High uric acid level in blood

Uric acid is the waste product of purine, which can be get from the foods we eat, and it can also be produced in body. And uric acid is mainly excrete by kidneys. For PKD patients, the enlargement of kidney cyst will oppress the surrounding kidney tissues and cause kidney damage, then the uric acids level in blood will be increased. In addition, the high uric acids level in blood will form crystals, which can lead to gout, and this can cause inflammation to joint, and lead to joint pain.

2. Renal osteopathy

This is also a common cause of joint pain for PKD patients, and there are two general causes of renal osteopathy.

- The damaged kidneys will cause high phosphorus level and low calcium level in blood. As we know, calcium is an important nutrition in building up the bones. When the calcium level is lowered, it can easily cause bone problem. Joint pain will be one of the common bone diseases.

- Kidneys have the function of activate vitamin D, which can help the body absorb calcium. However, for PKD patients, their kidneys have been damaged, so it will fail to work well, then the vitamin D level will be reduced and this will cause bone disorder and cause joint pain.

From above we can know the the reasons why PKD patients have joint pain. If you are suffering from this condition, you need to first find the main cause of your joint pain, and then have effective treatment. Early and effective treatment will be helpful for you to make a good prognosis. Is you still have some questions, you can contact with our experts online, they will help you freely.

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