What is Renal disease?
'''Renal disease''' is the name for a [[disease]] or condition that mainly affects the [[kidney]]s. Medical words for renal disease are '''nephropathy''' or '''nephrosis'''. There are many possible causes of renal disease, including: *[[Diabetes mellitus|Diabetes]] *[[Hypertension|High blood pressure]] *Some [[analgesic|pain medicines]] which affect how well the kidneys work, if they are taken over a longer time period *If a person has an [[organ transplantation]], certain drugs need to be taken to keep the [[immune system]] from attacking the new organ. These often affect the kidneys. *Certain diseases, like from eating [[bread]] [[contamination|contaminated]] with [[Aristolochic acid]] *Certain [[virus]]es, such as [[HIV]] If renal disease gets bad enough, it can cause [[renal failure]], where the kidneys do not work at all. {{med-stub}} [[Category:Diseases]]