Renal interstitial edema

Renal interstitial refers to connective tissue, nerves, blood vessels and lymphatic vessels in the kidney, which are distributed between nephrons and collecting tubules. The accumulation of too much body fluid in the tissue space or body cavity is called edema. Renal interstitial edema refers to the accumulation of excessive body fluids in the renal interstitial. Edema is the most common clinical symptom and one of the common symptoms of kidney disease. Edema can be caused by many causes, and different edemas have different characteristics. Edema caused by heart disease is called cardiogenic edema or cardiac edema; edema caused by liver disease is called hepatic edema or hepatic edema; similarly, edema caused by kidney disease is called nephrogenic edema. Nephrogenic edema is a type of systemic edema. It is a common symptom of glomerular disease. It is caused by the retention of water and sodium in the body due to kidney disease, which causes edema of different degrees in the loose tissue.

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