genetic
Polycystic kidney disease
Polycystic kidney disease is a disorder in which the renal tubules become structurally abnormal, resulting in the development and growth of multiple cysts within the kidney. These cysts may begin to develop in utero, in infancy, childhood, or in adulthood. Cysts are non-functioning tubules filled with fluid pumped into them, which range in size from microscopic to enormous, crushing adjacent normal tubules and eventually rendering them non-functional as well.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- · pain
How it's found
- ·MRI, CT scan,
Treatment
- ·Antihypertensives, Life style management
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