What causes renal atrophy ?

Common causes
Left kidney renal atrophy usually occur atrophy, atrophy of the right kidney and renal atrophy symptoms. Generally caused by
Renal atrophy
Renal atrophy following reasons :
First to be considered that renal atrophy congenital renal hypoplasia , followed by consideration of end-stage renal disease, ie renal failure, uremia , or some acute illness. Such as: acute renal disease, diabetes, renal cirrhosis , kidney transplant rejection , chronic glomerulonephritis, renal cortical necrosis , Alport syndrome, acute tubular necrosis , hypertensive nephrosclerosis .
Bilateral renal or kidney narrow side more than the cause of chronic pyelonephritis , which is also a common cause of renal atrophy .
Generally the development of chronic kidney disease kidneys shrink to renal insufficiency, especially renal failure, uremia , serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen increased, severe kidney damage, renal parenchymal injury , kidney will be reduced . So be sure to remind patients of renal atrophy great attention to this , a strong occult renal disease , if the glomerular filtration rate below 50 %, that is a serious clinical symptoms of kidney damage was consequential . Renal atrophy after diagnosis must actively find reasons to troubleshoot the condition.
Other reasons
There are two reasons for renal atrophy : renal tuberculosis ( unilateral renal narrow , with contralateral hydronephrosis or compensatory increase ) , renal artery stenosis and congenital hypoplasia.
Epilogue

Generally, renal atrophy and prolonged kidney disease are closely related, because the kidney diseases lead to renal units , especially in glomerular damage, the entire kidney volume reduction occurs . Renal atrophy and renal function are complementary, when patients with renal atrophy when bound to have renal insufficiency or renal failure until - uremia. In the hope of the disease in patients with renal atrophy attention early in time to be a systemic examination to exclude the possibility of renal failure , so as not to delay the disease.