Contributor: Gordon K. Klintworth
The causes of a chronic nephropathy include polycystic kidney disease, benign nephrosclerosis [nephrosclerosis - benign], diabetes mellitus [nephropathy - diabetic], chronic glomerulonephritis [glomerulonephritis - chronic], chronic pyelonephritis [pyelonephritis - chronic],  Fabry disease, Alport syndrome, lupus nephritis [nephritis - lupus], chronic interstitial nephritis [nephritis - chronic interstitial], familial renal amyloidosis [amyloidosis - familial renal]. The varieties types of chronic nephropathy can cause renal failure and uremia.