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Diabetic nephropathy; Other names: Diabetic kidney disease: Two glomeruli in diabetic nephropathy: the acellular light purple areas within the capillary tufts are the destructive mesangial matrix deposits. Specialty: Nephrology, endocrinology Symptoms: Albuminuria, [1] peripheral edema, [1] high blood pressure, [1] tiredness [2] Risk factors
Diabetic nephropathy is a progressive kidney disease caused by angiopathy of the capillaries in the glomeruli. It is characterized by nephrotic syndrome and diffuse scarring of the glomeruli . It is particularly associated with poorly managed diabetes mellitus and is a primary reason for dialysis in many developed countries.
Diabetic nephropathy; Glomerulonephritis; Hydronephrosis is the enlargement of one or both of the kidneys caused by obstruction of the flow of urine. Interstitial nephritis is inflammation of the area of the kidney known as the renal interstitium. Kidney stones (nephrolithiasis) are a relatively common and particularly painful disorder. A ...
Mesoamerican nephropathy, is "a new form of kidney disease that could be called agricultural nephropathy". [46] A high and so-far unexplained number of new cases of CKD, referred to as the Mesoamerican nephropathy, has been noted among male workers in Central America, mainly in sugarcane fields in the lowlands of El Salvador and Nicaragua.
Other names: Renal medullary necrosis [1] Frontal section through the kidney: Specialty: Urology, nephrology Symptoms: Back pain, cloudy urine [1] Causes: Diabetic nephropathy, Kidney infection [1] Diagnostic method: Blood and urine test [1] Treatment: Depends on cause [1]
Both cause excessive urination (hence the similarity in name), but whereas diabetes insipidus is a problem with the production of antidiuretic hormone (neurogenic diabetes insipidus) or the kidneys' response to antidiuretic hormone (nephrogenic diabetes insipidus), diabetes mellitus causes polyuria via osmotic diuresis, due to the high blood ...
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Diabetic nephropathy, damage to the kidney due to increased glomerular pressure and hyperfiltration can lead to end-stage chronic kidney disease that may require renal dialysis. [27] In most parts of the world, diabetes mellitus is the leading cause of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD).