What Symptoms Can Patient With Stage 3 Lupus Nephritis Have
Lupus nephritis is caused by systemic lupus erythematosus, which is an autoimmune disease. Kidney is an important organ for our body, and lupus is a disease that can cause damage to patient’s many systems, so patient with lupus nephritis may have many obvious symptoms.
Symptoms caused by kidney damage:
1.Foamy urine: lupus nephritis patient’s glomerular filtration membrane is very likely to be damaged, which will cause much protein loss. So patient is very likely to have foamy urine.
2.Edema: as much protein leaking from patient’s urine, that is very likely to cause patient to have edema.
3.Hypertension: hypertension is also very common, which is mainly caused by patient’s kidney damage and the retention of fluid and sodium.
4.Hematuria: patient may also will find his urine color is red, and that is because there are red cells in his urine.
5.Fatigue: patient with lupus nephritis may also feel fatigue, which is mainly caused by anemia.
6. Itching: as the accumulating of metabolic products in patient’s blood, patient may have itching, which can cause patient to have problem in sleeping.
7.Other symptoms: patient may also have nausea and vomiting, abnormal taste in mouth, loss of appetite, can not concentrate, etc.
Symptoms caused by lupus:
1.Common symptoms: for most lupus nephritis patients, they may have fever, lack of power, weight loss, etc.
2.Skin symptom: most lupus nephritis patient have skin rash, and their skin problem is allergic to sunshine, solar radiation can aggravate their problem.
3.joint and muscle problems: patient with lupus nephritis may have joints pain, and he may also have myasthenia and muscle atrophy.
4. Gastrointestinal system’s symptoms: lupus may also cause patient to have many problems n his gastrointestinal system, like nausea, vomiting, stomachache, diarrhea, etc.
5.Other problems: patient may also have many other problems, like problems in his blood system, cardiovascular system, etc.
In the end, if you have any trouble in dealing with this disease, you can email us your problem, and we are glad to help you.
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