Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs

Genitourinary Rare Diseases

 A number of rare diseases affect the kidneys and the urinary system. Some of these diseases are confined only to the urinary system and some are them also show symptoms in the different organ systems. The severity of the diseases varies affecting different parts of the urinary system like urinary tracts, tubules, glomerulus, Bowman’s capsule of the nephron, etc. Some diseases also may cause due to inflammation and autoimmune disease. The vasculature of the kidneys also gets affected, causing improper filtration of the urine from the blood vessels. The blood cells get excreted out in the form of urine. The most widely seen rare conditions in the genitourinary system are Emphysematous cystitis, urofacial syndrome, Fowler's syndrome, and glomerulonephritis, etc.