Hypokalemic nephropathy
Hypokalemic nephropathy is a chronic interstitial nephritis or kidney disease caused by persistent hypokalemia, also known as kalium-losing nephropathy. Its severity depends on the degree and duration of potassium deficiency. The main clinical manifestation is urine concentration disorder, but it is extremely rare in clinical practice.
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Site of disease:
kidney -
Infectious :
Not contagious -
Frequent population:
All groups -
Related symptoms:
Excessive potassium excretion nephrogenic diabetes insipidus muscular weakness proteinuria polydipsia -
Concurrent disease: