Symptoms of IgA nephritis

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IgA nephropathy, more recurrent gross hematuria or microscopic hematuria, may be accompanied by varying degrees of proteinuria, some patients may have severe hypertension or renal insufficiency. The harm of IgA nephropathy is considerable, especially in the late stage of the disease will induce uremia and other complications, so timely detection of IgA nephropathy is conducive to reduce the difficulty of treatment, reduce complications and improve the cure rate. So it is very necessary for us to know the clinical manifestations. Next, let's take a look at the manifestations and symptoms of IgA nephropathy.

Symptoms of IgA nephritis

Recurrent gross hematuria: more common in children. The gross hematuria mostly occurs after upper respiratory tract infection (tonsillitis, etc.), which can last for several hours to several days, and then turns into continuous microscopic hematuria. Hematuria can disappear in some patients, but often occurs. When the attack occurs, gross hematuria occurs again, which can be accompanied by muscle pain, urination pain, lumbago, or transient rise of blood pressure and urea nitrogen.

IgA nephritis microscopic hematuria and asymptomatic proteinuria: This is the main clinical manifestation of IgA nephropathy in children and adolescents, can be manifested as simple microscopic hematuria, or microscopic hematuria with a small amount of proteinuria. The 24-hour urine protein of patients is generally less than 1G, which belongs to mild proteinuria, but a few patients may have a lot of proteinuria and even nephrotic syndrome.

Other symptoms of IgA nephritis: in clinic, some patients with IgA nephropathy have nephrotic syndrome, rapidly progressive nephritis syndrome, renal failure and other complications, with corresponding clinical symptoms and signs of the disease, and a few patients may have severe pain in waist and / or abdomen with hematuria. In this case, timely treatment is needed to prevent further development of the disease.

matters needing attention

After reading the above introduction, I believe you also understand the symptoms of IgA nephropathy. I would like to remind you that the treatment of IgA nephropathy must be carried out as soon as possible. Delaying the treatment will only make your condition more and more serious. Therefore, it is very important to form good living habits and do a good job in regular physical examination. Finally, I wish you all good health.