Renal disease secondary to metabolic disorders or physiological deficiency states.
Significant alterations in the structure and functions of the kidney are caused by a number of metabolic disturbances and deficiencies of physiological substances. These include intercapillary glomerulosclerosis, gout, hypercalcemia, hereditary cystinuria, potassium depletion, pyrophosphates deficiency, vitamin D deficiency and liver disorders. Some of these metabolic disorders are secondary to drug ingestion.
D003677:Deficiency Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000150:complications*