Polycystic Kidney Disease

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Signs and Symptoms



Symptoms of PKD include those that affect the kidney as well as some that affect other organs, including the brain and liver. Though little is known about kidney-related cyst formation in other organs, it is probably related to abnormalities in the glomerular membrane.




Autosomal Dominant PKD

Abdominal, back, or side pain caused by:

Enlarged kidney
Hemorrhage into cyst
Infected cyst
Kidney stone
Rupture of cyst

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