Kidney Disease Information Center

Acute Interstitial Nephritis (AIN): Causes, Risk Factors, Symptoms, Treatment, Prognosis

This article discusses about a pathological condition of the kidneys caused by inflammation of interstitial tissue. Interstitial tissue is the connective tissue between cells...

Abderhalden-Kaufmann-Lignac Syndrome or Nephropathic Cystinosis: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment

This article discusses about an inherited condition of the kidneys called Abderhalden–Kaufmann–Lignac Syndrome or Nephropathic Cystinosis. Nephropathic Cystinosis is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder....

Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome: Causes, Systemic Effects, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

This article discusses about a pathological condition of kidneys, which is basically congenital in nature and is present since birth. This condition is called...

Conorenal Syndrome or Mainzer-Saldino Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Conorenal Syndrome or Mainzer-Saldino Syndrome is a group of diseases involving kidney, skeletal system and eye. In few cases, cerebral ataxia has been documented....

Renal Cortical Necrosis (RCN): Types, Causes, Risk Factors, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Kidney is the most important organ of the body whose function is to filter the blood in the body. Renal Cortical Necrosis results in...

Chyluria or Chylous Urine: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment- Sclerotherapy, Surgery

Discharge of milky white urine is known as Chyluria or Chylous Urine. Chyluria or Chylous Urine is caused by parasite infection and other causes...

Crizotinib or Kinase Inhibitor Effects on Kidney: Kidney Toxicity, Kidney Injury

Crizotinib- This is a drug approved by the FDA in 2011 for treatment of lung cancer. Some studies have shown that administration of Crizotinib...

CFHR5 Nephropathy or Troodos Nephropathy: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Prognosis

CFHR5 Nephropathy or Troodos Nephropathy- This pathological condition of the kidney is a genetic disorder as a result of mutation in gene CFHR5 in...

What is a Cardiorenal Syndrome, Know its Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Prognosis, Classification, Effects, Risk Factors

Cardiorenal syndrome is a disorder of the kidneys or the heart where an acute or long term dysfunction in one of these organs may...

BK Polyomavirus Nephropathy: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

BK Polyoma Virus- This virus is a member of the polyomavirus family. It usually does not cause any infection and is relatively asymptomatic. The...
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