Concurrent renal cell carcinoma and central nervous system lymphoma in a patient with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.

Tuberous sclerosis presented with polycystic kidney disease and acute renal failure.

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by hamartomatous involvement of multiple organs such as the skin, central nervous system, kidneys, lungs, and heart. A linkage has been found with a locus on the long arm of chromosome 9 (9q34) and with a locus on the short arm of chromosome 16 (16p13). TSC has a birth incidence of 1/6000. Children with TSC are alm...

Fasting in a 16-year-old girl at-risk of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common form of inherited kidney disease that results in renal failure. PKD currently has no causative therapy. However, some treatment options are available, ranging from symptomatic therapy to delaying the onset of end-stage renal failure. Early diagnosis of adult polycystic kidney disease is vital in order to prevent its complic...

Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis: An Uncommon Cause of Chronic Renal Failure

Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis (CHF) is a rare disease that affects both the liver and kidneys.  Congenital hepatic fibrosis (CHF) is an autosomal recessive inherited malformation defined pathologically by a variable degree of periportal fibrosis and irregularly shaped proliferating bile ducts. Affected individuals also have impaired renal function, usually caused, in children and teenagers, by an...

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease presenting with hepatic encephalopathy.

Dear Sir, Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a multi-systemic and progressive disorder characterized by formation of cysts in ductal organs particularly the kidneys, liver, pancreas, gastro-intestinal tract, the central nervous system and the cardiovascular system.[1,2] The disease may occur anytime in life, including in utero in contrast with its previous name “adult polyc...

Xp11.2 translocation renal cell carcinoma in the autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease patient with preserved renal function