Causes of proteinuria

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I have been checking urinary protein + 1 for half a year. After seeing the doctor, the situation seems to be better. Do you know the reason for urinary protein? Let's talk about the causes of proteinuria.

Causes of proteinuria

Reason 1: renal proteinuria, seen in acute glomerulonephritis, various types of chronic glomerulonephritis, IgA nephritis, occult nephritis. Secondary autoimmune diseases such as lupus nephritis, diabetic nephropathy, purpura nephritis, renal arteriosclerosis, etc.

Reason 2: non renal proteinuria, humoral proteinuria: also known as overflow proteinuria, such as multiple myeloma. Tissue proteinuria: such as protein in urine of malignant tumor, host protein produced by virus infection, etc.

Cause 3: proteinuria caused by lower urinary tract protein mixed with urine: seen in urinary tract infection, urinary tract epithelial cell shedding and urinary tract secreting mucin.

matters needing attention

Warm reminder: there are two plus signs of urinary protein in the elderly, which may be nephritis after acute renal infection, accompanied by hypertension, proteinuria, blunt pain in the waist, sometimes nausea and vomiting in patients, and lung lesions in severe patients.