Medullary cysts Disease Diagnosis

Medullary cyst disease is a disease in which kidney failure occurs simultaneously with the formation of cysts deep within the kidney.

CAUSE
Medullary cystic disease may be a hereditary disease or congenital defects.

SYMPTOMS
Symptoms usually begin to occur before the age of 20 years, symptoms are varied and in some patients new symptoms arise in the future. Patients spend large amounts of urine because the kidneys do not respond to antidiuretic hormone, which normally sends signals to the kidneys to concentrate urine. This can lead to wastage of large amounts of sodium, so patients require fluid and salt intake that much.

In children often found mental retardation and bone disease. This disease arises slowly over the years and the body to compensate so well that the problem is often not realized until the occurrence of advanced-stage renal failure.

DIAGNOSIS
Laboratory tests showed that poor kidney function. X-rays showed a small kidney. With ultrasound the cyst can be found deep within the kidney, although very small cyst.

TREATMENT
If renal failure occurs, then dialysis or a kidney transplant performed.