The kidneys are located on both sides of the spine and are among the organs with the best blood supply. Their central task is the filtering of the blood and thus the production of urine, but also the regulation of blood pressure and the production of some hormones is one of the tasks of the kidneys. Diseases of the kidney become apparent with pain in the flank region, problems with urination or blood pressure derailment. In the following you will find a short explanation of the most important kidney diseases as well as a reference to the main article of the respective disease with detailed information.
Classification
In the following you will find the most common diseases of the kidney divided into:
- Inflammation of the kidney
- Structural kidney diseases
- Functional kidney diseases
- Other diseases of the kidney
Information on other kidney diseases can be found here:
- Cushing’s Syndrome
- Addison’s disease
- Pheochromocytoma
- Wilms’ tumor
