Health Tip: What Could Be Causing Renal Failure

By
Diana Kohnle
December 17, 2009, 10:23 AM ET
1 min read

Dec. 18 -- (HealthDay News) -- Chronic renal failure is a serious condition that, over time, causes the kidneys to stop working properly.

The University of Virginia Health System offers this list of conditions that could lead to chronic renal failure:

  • Damage to the kidneys in people with diabetes.
  • Persistent high blood pressure.
  • The autoimmune disease lupus.
  • A lingering blockage in the urinary tract.
  • Hereditary conditions such as cystinosis or Alport syndrome.
  • Nephrotic syndrome.
  • Polycystic kidney disease.
  • Inflammation of structures inside the kidneys.