What causes nephrotic syndrome

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Nephrotic syndrome (NS) can be caused by a variety of causes, such as increased glomerular basement membrane permeability, a group of clinical symptoms characterized by massive proteinuria, hypoproteinemia, high edema and hyperlipidemia. So what causes nephrotic syndrome? Let's share several groups of reasons.

What causes nephrotic syndrome

Cause 1: drug poisoning or allergy: drug poisoning or allergy can cause nephrotic syndrome, which is very common, such as mercury, organic gold and silver, penicillamine, morphine diacetate, probenecid, non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, trimethylenedione and other drugs

Reason 2: infection: infection can cause nephrotic syndrome. Generally, infection refers to bacterial infection, which is mainly seen in post streptococcal nephritis, bacterial endocarditis, shunt kidney, etc

Reason 3: disease: lupus nephritis is more common in women aged 20-40, 20% - 50% of them present the clinical manifestations of nephrotic syndrome. Diabetic nephropathy, mostly occurs in patients with diabetes for more than 10 years, especially in patients with type 2 diabetes who have not been satisfactorily controlled, will present nephrotic syndrome.

matters needing attention

Nephrotic syndrome is a very dangerous disease. Patients with nephrotic syndrome should not only be treated in regular hospitals, but also pay attention to diet. If they don't pay attention to diet, it will easily lead to aggravation or relapse.