Polycystic kidney disease type 1: A rare condition where cysts in the kidney grow and cause the kidney to become larger and reduce it's ability to function. PKD 1 is an autosomal dominant form of the disease and differs from PKD 2 in that it is more severe and is caused by a mutation in a different gene. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Polycystic kidney disease type 1 is available below.
See full list of 8 symptoms of Polycystic kidney disease type 1
Read more about treatments for Polycystic kidney disease type 1
Home medical testing related to Polycystic kidney disease type 1:
Read more about Deaths and Polycystic kidney disease type 1.
Read more about causes of Polycystic kidney disease type 1.
Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Polycystic kidney disease type 1:
Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:
Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed. The best known, irritable bowel syndrome, is over...read more »
Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes...read more »
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning). In fact, it's more...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with...read more »
Interstitial cystitis an under-diagnosed bladder condition: The medical condition of interstitial cystitic is a bladder condition that can be misdiagnosed as various...read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of the better known possibilities are peptic ulcer, colon cancer, ...read more »
Read more about Misdiagnosis and Polycystic kidney disease type 1
Research related physicians and medical specialists:
Other doctor, physician and specialist research services:
Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Polycystic kidney disease type 1:
Hospital & Clinic quality ratings »
Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Polycystic kidney disease type 1, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:
Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:
More Polycystic kidney disease type 1 animations & videos
Types of Polycystic kidney disease type 1
Read about other experiences, ask a question about Polycystic kidney disease type 1, or answer someone else's question, on our message boards:
Polycystic kidney disease type 1 is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Polycystic kidney disease type 1, or a subtype of Polycystic kidney disease type 1,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Tools & Services:
Medical Articles:
Search Specialists by State and City
By using this site you agree to our Terms of Use. Information provided on this site is for informational purposes only; it is not intended as a substitute for advice from your own medical team. The information on this site is not to be used for diagnosing or treating any health concerns you may have - please contact your physician or health care professional for all your medical needs. Please see our Terms of Use.
Copyright © 2011 Health Grades Inc. All rights reserved. Last Update: 7 May, 2013 (1:47)
