The earliest symptom of acute nephritis

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Acute nephritis, known as glomerulonephritis, is a group of diseases with acute nephritis syndrome as the main clinical manifestation. It is characterized by acute onset, hematuria, proteinuria, edema, hypertension, and transient azotemia. It is more common after Streptococcus infection, and other bacterial, viral and parasitic infections can also cause. Here are the earliest symptoms of acute nephritis.

The earliest symptom of acute nephritis

Almost all patients with abnormal urine have glomerular hematuria, about 30% of patients can have gross hematuria, which is often the first symptom of onset and the reason for patients to see a doctor.

Edema more than 80% of the patients have edema, often the initial manifestation of onset, the typical performance is eyelid edema or accompanied by lower limb mild concave edema, a few serious cases can affect the whole body.

Hypertension * about 80% of patients with transient mild or moderate hypertension, often associated with sodium retention, and after diuretic blood pressure can gradually return to normal. A few patients may have severe hypertension, even hypertensive encephalopathy.

matters needing attention

The above treatment experience only provides certain treatment experience suggestions for the people who are interested, but it is not recommended that patients operate on their own, especially when some drugs are used under the guidance of doctors.