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Kidneys & Bladder

Alport Syndrome

37 Members
Alport syndrome is an inherited disorder (usually X-linked) involving damage to the kidney, blood in the urine, and in some families, loss of hearing. The disorder may also include eye defects. Alport syndrome is a form of here...

Amyloidosis

61 Members
Primary amyloidosis occurs when the body's antibody-producing cells do not function properly and produce abnormal protein fibers made of antibody fragments. Some people with primary amyloidosis have a condition called multiple mye...

Dialysis

563 Members
  • Dialysis is a type of renal replacement therapy which is used to provide an artificial replacement for lost kidney function due to renal failure. It is a life support treatment and does not treat any kidney disea...

Goodpasture Syndrome

17 Members
Goodpasture’s syndrome (also known as Goodpasture’s disease and anti-glomerular basement membrane disease or anti-GBM disease) was first described by Ernest Goodpasture in 1919. It is a rare condition characterised by rapid destru...

Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS)

26 Members
Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (or haemolytic-uraemic syndrome, abbreviated HUS) is a disease characterised by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, acute renal failure and a low platelet count (thrombocytopenia). The classic childhood...

Interstitial Cystitis (IC)

1250 Members
  • Interstitial Cystitis (commonly abbreviated to "IC") is a urinary bladder disease of unknown cause characterised by pelvic and intense bladder pain, urinary frequency (as often as every 10 minutes), and pain with u...

Kidney Stones

709 Members
  • Kidney stones, also known as nephrolithiases, urolithiases or renal calculi, are solid accretions (crystals) of dissolved minerals in urine found inside the kidneys or ureters. They vary in size from as small as a ...

Organ Transplants

351 Members
  • An organ transplant is the transplantation of a whole or partial organ from one body to another (or from a donor site on the patient's own body), for the purpose of replacing the recipient's damaged or failing orga...

Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)

755 Members
  • Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a progressive, genetic disorder of the kidneys. It occurs in humans and other organisms. PKD is characterised by the presence of multiple cysts (polycystic) in both kidneys. The d...

Renal Cell Carcinoma (Kidney Cancer)

676 Members
  • Renal cell carcinoma, also known by a gurnistical tumor, is the most common form of kidney cancer arising from the renal tubule. It is the most common type of kidney cancer in adults. Initial therapy is with surger...

Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)

45 Members
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) is a disease that occurs when the kidneys fail to excrete acids into the urine, which causes a person’s blood to remain too acidic. Without proper treatment, chronic acidity of the blood leads to gro...

Urinary Incontinence

508 Members
  • Urinary incontinence is the involuntary excretion of urine from one's body. It is often temporary, and it almost always results from an underlying medical condition...
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Wilm's Tumor

47 Members
  • Wilm's tumor is a neoplasm of the kidneys that typically occurs in children. It is also known as a nephroblastoma. Approximately 500 cases are diagnosed in the U.S. annually. The majority (75%) occur in otherwise n...
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