Early symptoms of Henoch Schonlein purpura nephritis?

summary

Henoch Schonlein purpura nephritis is a kind of disease that is not easy to find. Patients can't detect it at the initial stage of the disease, because the symptoms of the disease are not very obvious at the onset, which leads to the patients ignoring the occurrence of the disease, causing the disease to deteriorate step by step. In the late stage, the treatment is not easy. Therefore, understanding the early symptoms of Henoch Schonlein purpura nephritis is very helpful for the treatment.

Early symptoms of Henoch Schonlein purpura nephritis?

Half of the patients with skin rash will have the symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection in the early stage of the disease, and the cases generally have the characteristics of symmetrical bleeding. Skin rash is the first and main clinical manifestation of the disease, which occurs in the distal extremities, buttocks and lower abdomen, with symmetrical distribution.

60% of the patients had abdominal pain and bloody stool; About 30% of patients have joint pain, especially in the knee and ankle joints. In some cases, kidney damage precedes skin rash. Adult gastrointestinal symptoms and other systemic manifestations may not be obvious.

About 40% of patients will have glomerular damage, more than 8 weeks after purpura. It may also occur 2 years after the onset of the disease, or even before the eruption. The renal damage of Henoch Schonlein purpura is characterized by hematuria and mild proteinuria.

matters needing attention

Generally, the early stage of Henoch Schonlein purpura nephritis is mild, but in the middle and late stage, it turns into renal insufficiency, or even late renal failure and uremia, so Henoch Schonlein purpura nephritis will be life-threatening. Therefore, it is necessary to fully understand the symptoms of Henoch Schonlein purpura nephritis and take preventive measures as soon as possible!