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GlossaryKidney Failure

condition where kidneys can't filter waste from blood

Kidney failure, also known as renal failure, occurs when the kidneys lose their ability to effectively filter waste products and excess fluids from the blood. This can lead to a dangerous buildup of toxins in the body, requiring treatments such as dialysis or a kidney transplant to manage the condition.

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research Alopecia in Three Women of Southeast Asian Descent with Chronic Renal Failure: Possible Association with Erythropoietin Use

1 citations, January 2001 in “American Journal of Kidney Diseases”

Hair loss in three Southeast Asian women with kidney failure may be linked to their anemia treatment with erythropoietin.

research Oxalate Nephropathy Secondary to Enteric Hyperoxaluria: A Rare Cause of End Stage Renal Failure – A Report of 2 Cases

June 2023 in “Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation”

Enteric hyperoxaluria can cause severe kidney failure after bowel surgery.

research Viremia and Viruria of Trichodysplasia Spinulosa-Associated Polyomavirus Before the Development of Clinical Disease in a Kidney Transplant Recipient

10 citations, June 2019 in “Transplant infectious disease”

The virus linked to a rare disease was found in a patient's blood and urine before skin symptoms appeared.

research New Onset of Alopecia in a Young Woman with End-Stage Renal Disease

April 2008 in “Ndt Plus”

A young woman with kidney failure had hair loss due to a common hormonal disorder, which improved with hormone therapy.

research Renal Function During Long-Term Treatment of Hypertension with Minoxidil

90 citations, November 1980 in “Annals of Internal Medicine”

Long-term use of minoxidil for high blood pressure can delay kidney failure in some patients and improve kidney function in others with severe hypertension.

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