Urinary Tract Infection Caused by PKD
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Dec-16-2011
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Urinary tract infection is one of the most common complications in patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease (hereinafter called PKD), which mainly presents Cystitis, Pyelonephritis, Cystic infection and Perinephric Abscess. In clinical symptoms, urinary tract infection usually emerges at first. And 50% to 70% of patients can present once urinary tract infection at least in their whole life and this often occurs in female patients
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PKD can affect a familial normal life for it is a genetic disorder that is to say Children of people with PKD have 50% chance to inherit this kidney disorder. Polycystic kidney disease is characterized by numerous cysts in the kidneys.
Urinary tract infection is one of the most common complications in patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease (hereinafter called PKD), which mainly presents Cystitis, Pyelonephritis, Cystic infection and Perinephric Abscess. In clinical symptoms, urinary tract infection usually emerges at first. And 50% to 70% of patients can present once urinary tract infection at least in their whole life and this often occurs in female patients.
Clinical manifestation and imaging checks
PKD patients usually show urgent urination, odynuria and pains in pubic arc area, when they have cystitis. If infection affected upper urinary tract, patients can manifest persistent high fever and lumbago. But it’s hard to give a differential diagnosis between pyelonephritis and cystic infection. To ascertain the disease, some additional tests need to be conducted. If urine cultivation presents positive, the number of leucocyte in blood increase and it has a rapid response to regular anti-infection treatment, pyelonephritis can be diagnosed. If blood cultivation show positive and patients feel local tenderness, patients are probably to suffer from cystic infection.
When PKD patient doubt that they have urinary tract infection, they should take imaging checks. Abdomen AP can indicate stones’ location, size, number and perinephric abscess. CT scanning has a sensitive detection on perinephric abscess. For those patients adjoint urinary tract infection, apparatus checking can increase the incidence of septicemia. Therefore, it is advisable to avoid pelvis radiotherapy backward.
In summary, after the information mention above, you make have knowledge of urinary tract infection in PKD patients. Hope it is helpful for you and your family. If you have other questions about PKD, you can consult the experts online who will give you a detailed explanation of your concerns.
Certainly, if apparatus checking is inevitable, patients should take proper antibiotic to prevent inflammation within 24hrs once checking. And you can email me at kidneytreat@hotmail.com or consult online for additional informaton about kidney disease.
Kindly Reminder:
Kidney Disease should be treated as soon as possible, thus enhancing the therapeutic effect and improving quality of life. The most important thing is to build up the confidence to fight with disease.
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Article Source :
http://www.articleseen.com/Article_Urinary Tract Infection Caused by PKD_119833.aspx
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Author Resource :
Urinary Tract Infection Caused by PKD
Polycystic Kidney Disease
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Keywords :
Polycystic Kidney Disease, Urinary Tract Infection,
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Disease And Illness
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Disease And Illness
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