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Causes of Cysts

This section discusses 61 medical conditions causing Cysts. A simple discussion of these causes with additional information is below.

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Cysts:

The following list of conditions have 'Cysts' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

  • Acid-Base Imbalance ... kidney cysts
  • Acne ... cysts
  • Alveolar Hydatid Disease ... cysts in multiple body organs
  • Amniotic Bands ... bilateral cystic kidneys
  • Angiopathy, hereditary, with nephropathy, aneurysms and muscle cramps ... kidney cysts
  • Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease ... pancreatic cysts, Liver cysts, kidney cysts
  • Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease ... kidney cysts

    B

  • Bardet-Biedl Syndrome ... communicating kidney cysts
  • BOR syndrome ... kidney cysts

    C

  • Cerebellar vermis hypoplasia - oligophrenia - congenital ataxia - coloboma - hepatic fibrosis ... kidney cysts
  • Chromosome 10p duplication/10q deletion syndrome ... cystic kidney dysplasia
  • Chromosome 3, monosomy 3p ... kidney cysts
  • Chromosome 3, trisomy 3p ... kidney cysts
  • COACH syndrome ... kidney cysts
  • Coloboma chorioretinal cerebellar vermis aplasia ... kidney cysts
  • Congenital adrenal hyperplasia - non-classical form ... ovarian cysts
  • Congenital microgastria limb reduction defect ... cystic kidney dysplasia
  • Cyst ... cyst
  • Cystic hamartoma of lung and kidney ... kidney cysts
  • Cysticercosis ... cysts

    D

  • Deletion 3p ... Kidney cysts

    F

  • Fibrocystic breasts ... cysts
  • Focal dermal hypoplasia ... cystic dysplasia of kidney
  • Fowler-Christmas-Chapple syndrome ... ovarian cysts
  • Fragile-X Syndrome ... ovarian cysts
  • Fryns Syndrome ... cystic dysplasia of kidneys

    G

  • Glutaric aciduria 2 ... kidney cysts
  • Glutaric aciduria type II ... kidney cysts

    I

  • Ivemark II ... pancreatic cysts

    J

  • Jejunal atresia with renal adysplasia ... kidney cysts

    L

  • Langer-Nishino-Yamaguchi syndrome ... kidney cysts
  • Leprechaunism ... cystic ovary

    M

  • McCune-Albright Syndrome ... ovarian cysts
  • Meckel Syndrome ... liver cysts
  • Medullary cystic kidney disease ... kidney cysts
  • Medullary cystic kidney disease 1 ... kidney cysts
  • Medullary cystic kidney disease 2 ... kidney cysts
  • Medullary cystic kidney disease, dominant ... kidney cysts

    N

  • Nephronophthisis 2 ... kidney cysts
  • Nephronophthisis 3 ... kidney cysts
  • Nephronophthisis 4 ... kidney cysts
  • Nephronophthisis 7 ... kidney cysts
  • Nephronophthisis, autosomal dominant ... kidney cysts

    P

  • Peroxisomal bifunctional enzyme deficiency ... kidney cysts
  • Peroxisome biogenesis disorders ... kidney cysts
  • Phaeohyphomycosis ... Cysts
  • Polycystic kidney disease ... Kidney cysts
  • Polycystic kidney disease, adult type ... liver cysts
  • Polycystic kidney disease, infantile type ... kidney cysts
  • Polycystic liver disease ... liver cysts
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome ... ovarian cysts

    S

  • Situs inversus totalis with cystic dysplasia of kidneys and pancreas ... pancreatic cysts, kidney cysts
  • Syringomyelia ... syrinx (cyst on spinal cord)

    T

  • Thompson-Baraitser syndrome ... kidney cysts
  • Trichinosis ... cysts in various muscles of the body
  • Tuberous sclerosis, type 2 ... kidney cysts

    U

  • Unusual facies, hepatic fibrosis, renal cysts and mental retardation ... kidney cysts

    Conditions listing medical complications: Cysts:

    The following list of medical conditions have 'Cysts' or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. This computer-generated list of complications may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    A

  • Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease ... kidney cysts
  • Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease ... pancreatic cysts, Liver cysts, kidney cysts
  • Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease ... kidney cysts

    H

  • Hemangioblastoma ... cysts

    M

  • McCune-Albright Syndrome ... ovarian cysts

    P

  • Polycystic kidney disease ... liver cysts, kidney cysts
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome ... ovarian cysts

    S

  • Simple kidney cysts ... kidney cysts

    V

  • Von Hippel-Lindau Disease ... kidney cysts

    More Information About Cysts

    List of 61 causes of Cysts

    This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of Cysts in our database from various sources.

    Drug side effect causes of Cysts

    The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins may possibly cause Cysts as a side effect.

    [See detailed list of 8 drug side effect causes of Cysts]

    Medical Textbooks about Cysts

    Free online access to excerpts without registration is available to view excerpts from medical textbooks about the causes and diagnosis of Cysts. Refer to our list of medical textbooks discussions about Cysts (Free online access to book excerpts, no registration).

    Medical Books Excerpts
    • Pruritus ani
    • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
    • Bone Cyst
    • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
     

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