Renal papillary necrosis natural history, complications and prognosis

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Common complications of renal papillary necrosis include Kidney infection and stones, chronic renal failure, kidney cancers, hypertension, anemia and ESRD. Prognosis depends on the underlying condition.

• Renal papillary necrosis is associated with damage of the renal papilla due to systemic diseases and analgesics abuse. ^[1]

• Common complications of renal papillary necrosis include^[1] “Renal Papillary Necrosis – an overview | ScienceDirect Topics”.:
  • Chronic renal failure
  • Kidney infection
  • Nephrolithiasis
  • Hypertension
  • Anemia
  • End stage renal disease (ESRD)
  • Kidney cancers

• The prognosis of renal papillary necrosis depends on the underlying condition.