what causes thinning of renal parenchyma My mother in law is being diagnosed with the same with renal calculi. She is a heart patient, hypertension, depression, and at times her uric acid level are high. to add further, she is also diaggnosed with a fatty liver...She is +63 yrs old....
It can be because of a lot of things. Generally it indicates renal parenchymal like disease. Can be due to stones, diabetes, hypertension, Uric acid nephropathy etc.