What are the causes of kidney disease in children?

The causes of kidney disease in children cannot be ignored. Many people think that kidney disease is a serious disease that only adults suffer from. However, this is not the case. Many children also often suffer from kidney disease, which poses a threat to their health. So what are the causes of kidney disease in children? The following kidney disease experts will answer for you:

The main mechanism leading to childhood kidney disease is the immune mechanism. Since children have low immunity, it is easy to cause immune disorder. At this time, the antigens produced by infection and other inducing factors will combine with the antibodies in the child's body to form immune complexes. The immune complexes are deposited in the kidney tissue. The cause of childhood kidney disease is glomerular inflammatory reaction. Under the continuous stimulation of inflammatory mediators such as complement, interleukins, reactive oxygen and polypeptide growth factors, glomerular damage is aggravated, and corresponding clinical symptoms such as hematuria and proteinuria will occur.

Kidney disease in children is not a single disease, but a group of diseases caused by different causes. Only a small number of children develop nephritis after acute streptococcal infection. The treatment is ineffective or the patient does not take adequate precautions, which causes the disease to persist and turn into chronic nephritis. Most children with kidney disease do not suffer from acute nephritis. So far, the cause of most chronic nephritis is still not very clear. The cause of kidney disease in children may be related to bacteria, viral infection, allergy and other factors. It is believed that most glomerulonephritis is an immune-mediated disease.

The above is an introduction to the causes of kidney disease in children. I hope that parents will pay attention to their children's health, do a good job of disease prevention, and help their children stay away from diseases. I wish you good health!