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Dent's disease

Dent's disease: Introduction

Dent's disease: A rare kidney disease inherited in a X-linked manner. It involves kidney tubule damage which results in progressive kidney dysfunction. There are two types of Dent's disease and they differ in the origin of the genetic defect. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Dent's disease is available below.

Symptoms of Dent's disease

• Progressive kidney dysfunction
• High urine calcium level
• Proteinuria
• Nephrocalcinosis
• Kidney tubule damage
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 11 symptoms of Dent's disease

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Dent's disease:

• Bladder & Urinary Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Bladder Testing
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Tests
  • Home Cystitis Tests
• more...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Dent's disease?

• Misdiagnosis of Dent's disease
• Failure to diagnose Dent's disease
• Undiagnosed: Dent's disease

Dent's disease: Related Patient Stories

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Dent's disease: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Dent's disease:

• Kidney failure
• Rickets
• more complications...»

Causes of Dent's disease

Read more about causes of Dent's disease.

Dent's disease: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Urinary & Bladder Disorders -- serious medical disorders that may be undiagnosed:
  • Incontinence -- Undiagnosed
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Interstitial Cystitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Prostate Disorders -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Dent's disease

Interstitial cystitis an under-diagnosed bladder condition: The medical condition of interstitial cystitic is a bladder condition that can be misdiagnosed as various conditions such as overactive bladder or...read more »

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Dent's disease: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Urinary & Bladder Specialists (Urology):
  • Urology (Urinary Specialists)
  • Urological Surgery (Urinary Surgeons)
  • Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- State Directory
• Kidney Health Specialists (Nephrology):
  • Nephrology (Kidney Health)
  • Pediatric Nephrology (Child Kidney Health)
  • Urology (Urinary/Bladder)
  • Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- Local Directory
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Dent's disease

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Dent's disease:

• Kidney Dialysis Centers -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- Ratings and Reports
• Kidney Health (Nephrology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Urinary Health (Urology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Dent's disease, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experience Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Dent's disease: Broader Related Topics

• Kidney conditions
• Genetic conditions
• Urinary system conditions
• more types...»

Types of Dent's disease

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• I can not get a diagnosis. Please help.
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• What is the best treatment for this?
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