As the name suggests, polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a disease where there is an abnormal formation of many fluid filled sacs in the main tissue of the kidney and occasionally in other organs such as the liver. These fluid filled sacs are not cancerous but in regions where these sacs or cysts exists, the normal organ tissue there is destroyed. These fluid filled sacs increase in size and further damage nearby normal tissue causing a worsening of organ function. The enlargement and increase in number of the cysts often leads eventually to kidney failure and only very rarely does the disease lead to liver failure. Enlargement of the cysts often occurs over years but once established for the time being, they cysts are not reversible.

There are several genetic and inheritable kidney diseases and polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is the most common of them all. It affects several thousand Nigerians and others around the world as well. Approximately 2 to 3 of every 20 cases of kidney failure requiring dialysis or transplant is due to polycystic kidney disease. In Nigeria, while there is no strong evidence, some studies suggest the likelihood of having PKD is higher among men than women.

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