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What is Kidney Atrophy?
Usually, a healthy Kidney is about a size of 5 inches. Kidney or renal atrophy is a pathological condition in which one or both kidneys become reduced from their standard physiological size and shape and alter their function.
Not all renal disease leads to kidney atrophy; however, this process is lengthy. Before kidneys reach this stage, there are other significant signs and symptoms shown by the renal system to alarm the body about harm in the kidneys. Since chronic kidney disease, CKD shows visible parenchymatous renal muscle atrophy.
Kidney atrophy arises during the later stage of life, and before the issue, kidneys become healthy and normal.
There is also another pathological condition known as "Renal Hypoplasia," in which the affected patient possesses small size kidneys as occurs in "Kidney Atrophy." Still, in renal hypoplasia, the reduction in the size of the kidneys arises during the gestational period, and the patient is born with a small kidney. The issue is thus congenital.
This can happen due to many factors, including aging, the impaired blood supply to kidneys, certain medical conditions, or sometimes as a side effect of certain medications.
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1. A rare autoimmune disorder in
which the body misconceives
phospholipid protein of the
body as an external invader and
initiates antigen-antibody
reaction results in clot
formation in renal arteries,
cause atrophy.
5. ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME(APLS)
Hypercalcemia for a long time
leads to renal stones, which,
when left untreated, cause
renal atrophy.
3. RENAL CALCULUS
Blockage (stiffening) of arteries
responsible for supplying blood
to kidneys possible factors
include atherosclerosis and
arterial thrombosis...
RENAL ARTERY STENOSIS1.
Any obstruction in the urinary
tract causes difficulty in urine
flow and exerts pressure on
renal parenchyma, leading to
renal atrophy.
2. URETHRAL OBSTRUCTION
Certain untreated infections like
polycystic kidney disease,
pyelonephritis when left
untreated leads to kidney
atrophy and physiological
deprivation
4. UNTREATED KIDNEY INFECTIONS
Causes Of Kidney
Atrophy