Patient's question:
Doctor Grandpa is a people's teacher, 68 years old this year, and has always been in good health. He has helped take care of my child and been very meticulous. However, he recently said he was sick, and after a thorough examination, he was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease. Will polycystic kidney disease develop into uremia? Can people who come into contact with polycystic kidney disease get infected? What are the complications? Does he need surgery for treatment?Doctor's answer:
Polycystic kidney disease generally does not cause infection. This is because polycystic kidney disease primarily involves the recurrence of cysts of varying sizes in both kidneys. The cysts contain pale yellow fluid, similar to normal urine composition, and are typically sterile under normal circumstances, so they are not contagious. When a polycystic kidney disease patient experiences secondary infections or inflammation of the nerves, such as skin breakdown, the color of the cyst fluid may change, or bacteria or other viruses may reappear inside the kidneys. These can be expelled from the body through urine, and therefore, they do not pose a direct infectious risk to others.