Open AccessAn 88‐year‐old patient with ADPKD : underscoring the importance of risk factor modification
Author(s) -
Koratala Abhilash,
Malpartida Freddy R,
Kazory Amir
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1230
Subject(s) - medicine , autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease , risk factor , disease , kidney disease , polycystic kidney disease , stage (stratigraphy) , kidney , urology , oncology , paleontology , biology
Key Clinical Message The mean age of onset of end‐stage renal disease ( ESRD ) in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease ( ADPKD ) is between 56 and 69. Our case represents one of the oldest patients with ADPKD , whose chronic kidney disease ( CKD ) progression rate could be successfully reduced by optimal risk factor modification.