What is chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis?
The term tubulointerstitial is used to broadly refer to kidney diseases that involve structures in the kidney outside the glomerulus. Kidney function is usually reduced; the kidneys can be just slightly dysfunctional, or they may fail completely.
How do members experience chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Depressed mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
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Anxious mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*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 chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis*
Who has chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis on PatientsLikeMe?
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 0 | |
| 30s | 1 | |
| 40s | 3 | |
| 50s | 4 | |
| 60s | 1 | |
| 70+ | 1 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 4 | |
| Female | 6 |