Common Reasons Why People Need a Kidney Transplant

• Diabetes
• Hypertension (High blood pressure) that has damaged kidneys
• Glomerulonephritis (a kidney disorder)
• Diseases that affect the glomeruli (the blood vessels in the kidneys) such as amyloidosis
• Polycystic kidney disease
• Damage from severe pyelonephritis (inflammation in the kidney, often due to bacterial infection)
• Congenital, familial and metabolic disorders
• Tubular and institial diseases
• Damage from ingesting toxic substances