Characteristics of Kidney Disease in Children

There are two main types of nephrotic syndrome: acute and chronic. The onset of nephrotic syndrome is relatively sudden, and patients often suffer from attacks when they are at a loss. If not treated in time, it may cause serious harm to children. What are the obvious characteristics and symptoms of nephrotic syndrome in children? The following will introduce to you the characteristics of children's kidney disease.

Edema and oliguria are the characteristics of this disease. Generally, the edema starts from the eyelids of the child and gradually spreads to the whole body. Therefore, when a child has upper eyelid edema, the cause should be found out to see if it is because of drinking too much water or not getting enough rest, or because of nephrotic syndrome.

Nephrotic syndrome often has precursor infections such as acute tonsillitis and skin pustulosis 1-4 weeks before the onset of the disease, with symptoms such as low fever, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite. These symptoms are no different from general fever infections, are not easy to attract people's attention, and are often ignored.

The occurrence of nephrotic syndrome is closely related to streptococcal infection. Beta-hemolytic streptococci can produce antigens and produce antibodies through the blood. When the antibodies pass through the kidneys, they are precipitated on the glomerular basement membrane. On the basement membrane, when the antigen and antibody produce an immune response, they attract complement to participate, thus leading to the occurrence of nephrotic syndrome.

Nephrotic syndrome may also appear one week after a cold or skin infection. Since the early symptoms are painless and itchy, parents may delay the disease if they do not observe carefully.

The above is the answer to the question about the characteristics of kidney disease in children. What are the obvious symptoms of children with nephrotic syndrome? I hope this will be helpful to everyone. In addition, it is recommended that parents take timely measures to treat children once they find symptoms related to nephrotic syndrome to avoid delaying the disease and causing greater harm.