What is medullary sponge kidney?

Medullary Sponge Kidney is a condition of the kidneys. Cysts form in the collecting ducts and the tubular structures within the kidneys (tubules) that collect urine. Some symptoms include blood in the urine, kidney stones, and urinary tract infections.

How do members experience medullary sponge kidney?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with medullary sponge kidney*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for medullary sponge kidney*

Who has medullary sponge kidney on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 14
40s 55
50s 32
60s 19
70+ 4

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 14
Female 111

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What is medullary sponge kidney?

Medullary Sponge Kidney is a condition of the kidneys. Cysts form in the collecting ducts and the tubular structures within the kidneys (tubules) that collect urine. Some symptoms include blood in the urine, kidney stones, and urinary tract infections.



Common symptoms reported by people with medullary sponge kidney

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for medullary sponge kidney

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Compare treatments taken by people with medullary sponge kidney

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Who has medullary sponge kidney on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 101 say medullary sponge kidney is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 14
40s 55
50s 32
60s 19
70+ 4
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 10
20-29 years 12
30-39 years 11
40-49 years 8
50-59 years 1
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 14
Female 111

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 50
Not Diagnosed 4

These charts show data from medullary sponge kidney patients who have completed their condition history
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