Polycystic Kidney Disease Prognosis

Prognosis of Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) varies from individual to individual. Polycsytic Kidney Disease is divided into two types in clinic: Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) and Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD). The followings are the general prognosis of these two different kinds of Polycystic Kidney Disease.
Prognosis of Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease
Although Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease is infrequent, the prognosis of it is very poor. Usually, the baby dies of uremia (end stage of Kidney Failure) within several months after their birth.
This poor prognosis results from the following several factors: Firstly, compared with Polycystic Kidney Disease in adult, ARPKD is more complicated and apart from causing uremia, it is always accompanied by liver fibrosis and portal hypertension, both of which have poor prognosis. Secondly, as ARKD occurs to baby and the baby is too young to bear some medicines, so it is very difficult for the doctors to prescribe.
Prognosis of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Prognosis of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease differs greatly. In general, the healthy kidney function accounts for seventy one percent when sufferers are fifty, fifty eight percent when they are fifty eight and twenty three when they are seventy. Male usually has a worse prognosis than female. Besides, early occurrence of the disease always presents poor prognosis. In addition, for some people, their disease may do not appear at all.
Prognosis of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease is easily affected by many factors such as high blood pressure, times of pregnancy, infection, diet, living habits and treatment chosen by sufferers. Usually, people with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease can live for ten years after the occurrence of symptoms, if their creatinine level has obvious increase. However, if there is no increased creatinine, then they can live for thirty to forty years.
If effective treatment is adopted, it is quite possible for sufferers with Polycystic Kidney Disease to prolong their life. Therefore, treatment plays an important role in the prognosis of Polycystic Kidney Disease. Anything unclear or for more information, welcome to consult our consultant online or leave message to ckdsite@hotmail.com .
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