Treatment Nephrotic Syndrome in Lupus

Nephrotic syndrome is a collection of symptoms and it can be caused by a variety of conditions and diseases.Lupus is a possible cause of nephrotic syndrome.What is the treatment for nephrotic syndrome?

How does nephrotic syndrome occurs in lupus?

Lupus is a disease of the immune system.Normally,the immune system can protect the body against the foreign harmful substances.In lupus, however,the immune system attacks the tissues in various parts of the body.When the kidneys are affected,it will cause inflammation of filters in kidneys.After the filters are impaired,a large amount of proteins will leak into urine.Heavy proteinuria can give rise to Nephrotic Syndrome in lupus.Kidney involvement in people with lupus can be life-threatening and may occur in up to 50% of lupus patients.

Treatment for nephrotic syndrome in lupus

Nephrotic syndrome is a significant accelerator in worsening renal function.Therefore,it is important for the patients with nephrotic syndrome in lupus to seek for aggressive treatment as early as possible.

Firstly,the patients should follow the prescribed medications and treatment like blood pressure medications,water pills,blood thinners etc. These medications can help control the signs and symptoms or treat complications of nephrotic syndrome.

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Secondly,as nephrotic syndrome results from kidney problem in lupus, the patients should have treatment to treat the kidney problem.The first step is to prevent the kidney function from deteriorating.Suppressing the inflammatory response can prevent further immune damage to kidneys.If the immune dysfunction can be corrected,the immune system will stop from attacking kidneys.Immunotherapy is applied in this treatment process.

To control nephrotic syndrome in lupus completely and fundamentally, the key treatment goal is to restore the filters in kidneys and recover the barrier function.Micro-Chinese Medicines Osmotherapy can stimulate the self-regeneration of kidney tissues,thus resulting in renal function improvement. Thereby, nephrotic syndrome in lupus will be controlled completely and fundamentally.