Nick Cannon and his wife, singer Mariah Carey were to keep fans on the status of the kidney that the actor and comedian has taught at a Los Angeles hospital. Carey told fans on Twitter that her husband suffered "minor kidney failure," but the doctors said that there is no such diagnosis.
Experts say it is likely Cannon actually suffering from some form of acute renal failure. This is the medical term for the kidney is able to describe filter out toxins in the body, says Dr. Madeleine Pahl, director of nephrology at UC Irvine Medical Center and a specialist in kidney disease. Acute renal failure, known as "silent" disease may go unnoticed in most patients until they landed in the hospital, said Pahl.