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Chapter 38. Polycystic kidney disease
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Keypoints
- Adult autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is common and important
- Defects at a several different loci can cause the disease
- Clinical features can include hypertension, abdominal pain, renal impairment, urinary tract infection and renal stones
- Extra renal manifestations can include liver cysts, pancreatic cysts and subarachnoid hemorrhage due to intracranial aneurysm formation
- The only treatment available is the control of blood pressure and the treatment of infections if they arise
- End stage renal disease often results.
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