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Is the whole kidney affected by chronic kidney failure?

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Yes: Chronic kidney disease eventually involves the whole kidney. Disorders may start out in one location, but over time the kidney's adaptive processes lead to damage of all glomeruli and tubules.

Answered 6/18/2019

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