What causes nephrotic syndrome

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My physical quality has been quite good, but recently there has been a body edema, especially when I get up in the morning, eyelid swelling is particularly serious, my husband suggested that I go to the hospital for examination, only to know that it is nephrotic syndrome. During the treatment, I also consulted the doctor about the cause of nephrotic syndrome.

What causes nephrotic syndrome

Reason 1: primary nephrotic syndrome is caused by primary glomerular disease. About 2 / 3 of adults and most children have primary nephrotic syndrome. Minimal change nephropathy is more common in children and adolescents.

Reason 2: focal segmental glomerulosclerosis is more common in adolescents, most patients are almost occult disease, the most common manifestation is nephrotic syndrome, followed by microscopic hematuria, progressive decline of renal function.

The third reason is that the secondary nephrotic syndrome caused by hereditary, infectious diseases and allergic purpura should be excluded in children, while the secondary nephrotic syndrome caused by connective tissue disease, infection and drugs should be excluded in young and middle-aged people.

matters needing attention

Nephrotic syndrome patients should eat less pungent food, diet should be light food, hereditary disease family hereditary nephritis, congenital nephrotic syndrome. Others: toxemia of pregnancy, chronic rejection of renal transplantation, primary malignant nephrosclerosis, renal artery stenosis, etc.