New Developments in Recurrent Nephrotic Syndrome Treatment

Are there any new developments in recurrent Nephrotic Syndrome treatment recently? Not only patients and their parents but also many doctors are concerned this question, because the high incidence of the recurrence of Nephrotic Syndrome. Today, we would like to introduce some developments in treating Nephrotic Syndrome in recent years.

How high is the recurring rate of Nephrotic Syndrome?

Nephrotic Syndrome can start at any age but usually has a higher incidence in children than in adults. Once the person is diagnosed with Nephrotic Syndrome, his doctor often prescribes steroid to treat their disease. Most patients respond very well to steroid treatment and the protein in urine and swelling is eased within one to two weeks. However, quite a number of patients will have at least one relapse or recurrence of Nephrotic Syndrome, and some patients don’t respond to steroid treatment. This high recurring rate urges many kidney experts to strive to make some new breakthroughs to help these patients treat their condition.

New developments in recurrent Nephrotic Syndrome treatment

We know Nephrotic Syndrome is usually caused by an imbalance of the body’s immune system. When this imbalance causes certain immune complexes to disturb the kidney filtering units that begins to allow proteins to leak into the urine. As a result, Nephrotic Syndrome occurs. According to its root cause, the effective treatment for recurrent Nephrotic Syndrome is to correct their immune system and protect the kidney’s filtering units. With the joint efforts of kidney experts, Immunotherapy, a new breakthrough in kidney disease, is created. This immunotherapy can be used to not only block the leakage of protein but also correct patients’ immune system and protect their kidney filtering units. Therefore, this therapy, compared with steroid, has an outstanding benefit of preventing the recurrence of Nephrotic Syndrome. In addition, it can also reduce the side effects produced by steroid especially for children.

Hopefully, this new development in recurrent Nephrotic Syndrome can help more and more people have a better prognosis. If any confusion, you can leave message or consult online.