What disease is lupus nephritis?

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Lupus erythematosus is a systemic immune disease that invades the connective tissue of the whole body, often involving the kidney, which is called lupus nephritis, also known as lupus erythematosus nephritis. Fever, butterfly erythema, joint pain, such as heart, pleura and hematopoietic system damage, a small amount of proteinuria, hematuria, antibody positive. What disease is lupus nephritis?

What disease is lupus nephritis?

Lupus nephritis is a kind of clinical manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus, which often shows proteinuria, hematuria and renal failure. Lupus nephritis has a great influence on patients. Lupus nephritis can be regarded as a single clinical manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus, but also a part of multiple system involvement. Lupus nephritis accounts for about 60% ~ 80% of systemic lupus erythematosus. It leads to the decrease of renal tubular function, the decrease of glomerular filtration function and the increase of creatinine after renal damage.

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus nephritis are often accompanied by hypoproteinemia. The root cause is the high urinary protein index and the loss of protein through urine for a long time. Therefore, the diet should guide the patients to supplement protein appropriately and take vitamin B and vitamin C appropriately.

Systemic lupus erythematosus nephritis patients with poor resistance, if not well controlled during treatment, prone to infection. Therefore, patients living in the ward should maintain fresh air, regular ventilation, indoor should be clean and tidy. Patients in the ward must be placed curtains to avoid sun exposure and aggravate the patient's condition. Systemic lupus erythematosus nephritis is a chronic disease with a long course and repeated attacks. In addition, patients with multiple organs are involved, so there will be more adverse psychological emotions, which will affect the treatment effect of patients. Psychological nursing should be carried out for patients.

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Oral ulcer is one of the main clinical manifestations of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus nephritis. The recurrent symptoms, combined with the frequent use of immunosuppressive agents and hormone therapy, lead to the increased probability of bacterial colonization in the oral cavity, affect the normal life of patients, and bring great pain to patients. Therefore, it is of great clinical significance to use an effective way of oral care for patients.