Conditions

Read about Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD) on the Rare Renal website

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is when the kidneys stop working over a short period of time (a few days or a few weeks)

Read about Alport Syndrome on the Rare Renal website

While a baby is growing in the womb, one or both kidneys hold on to urine and become swollen. This may be short-term or may be caused by another problem

Read about Atypical Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome on the National Renal Complement website

Read about Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease on the Rare Renal website

Read about Autosomal Dominant Tubulointerstitial Kidney Disease on the Rare Renal website

Read about BK Nephropathy on the Rare Renal website

A life-long condition in which the kidneys stop working as well as they should over time – a team of healthcare professionals will support your child

At later stages of CKD, there are more symptoms and your child will need specialised treatment

Read about cystinosis on the Rare Renal website

Read about cystinuria on the Rare Renal website

Read about Dent Disease on the Rare Renal website

In duplex kidneys there is a double kidney on one or both sides of the body

An ectopic kidney means that the kidney is not in the usual position

These conditions cause nephrotic syndrome in children - where the kidneys leak too much protein into the urine and lead to swelling in the body

Read about fibromuscular dysplasia on the Rare Renal website

A group of conditions in which the kidneys are inflamed and leak blood and protein into the urine

Normally there is no blood in urine - your child's doctor will try to find out what is causing this.

STEC-HUS happens in a small number of children after a tummy infection - causing kidney problems and other complications

A condition that affects different parts of the body, including the skin, tummy, joints and kidneys

Read about Hepatic Nuclear Factor 1B Mutation on the Rare Renal website

Instead of having two separate kidneys on each side of the body the two kidneys are joined by their lower parts forming a U-shaped or horseshoe kidney

Read about hyperoxaluria on the Rare Renal website

Hypertension is rare in children, and may be a serious condition. Your child's doctor will try to find out what is causing it.

A type of glomerulonephritis, a condition that causes inflammation in the kidneys, which is usually caused by problems with the immune system

Read about Lowe Syndrome on the Rare Renal website

A type of glomerulonephritis, a condition that causes inflammation in the kidneys, which is usually caused by problems with the immune system

Read about membranous nephropathy on the Rare Renal website

Read about Mitochondrial disease affecting the kidney on the Rare Renal website

Instead of a working kidney, an MCDK is made up of a bundle of cysts, which are like sacs filled with liquid

Read about nephronophthisis (NPHP) on the Rare Renal website

Nephrotic syndrome happens in children whose kidneys leak too much protein into their urine, and causes swelling in the body

If your child's nephrotic syndrome keeps coming back, this is said to be frequently relapsing and may need further treatment

PUJ dysfunction means a narrowing, hold up or blockage at the point where the pelvis of the kidney joins the tube from kidney to bladder (ureter)

PIGN happens after an infection in some children, leading to blood and protein in the urine and sometimes other complications

Some boys are born with posterior urethral valves (PUV)

Read about pregnancy and chronic kidney disease on the Kidney Care UK website

Proteinuria means there is an abnormal amount of protein in the urine (wee). Normally there is very little protein that is lost in the urine.

One or both kidneys do not develop - these babies have one kidney or no kidneys

One or both kidneys do not fully develop, and the affected kidney does not work as well as normal

Part of one or both kidneys do not fully develop, and the affected kidney is smaller than normal

Read about retroperitoneal fibrosis on the Rare Renal website

Read about tuberous sclerosis on the Tuberous Sclerosis Association website

Read about Tubulopathy on the Rare Renal website

Urinary tract infections happen when germs get into the urine (wee) and travel into the urinary tract

Read about Vasculitis on the Vasculitis UK website

A narrowing, holdup or blockage where the tube from kidney to bladder (ureter) meets the bladder, known as vesico-ureteric junction obstruction (VUJO)

In VUR, some urine refluxes back up towards the kidneys - sometimes associated with scars on the kidneys (reflux nephropathy)