Stage 4 Lupus Nephritis And Joint Pain
For patients with lupus nephritis, they may have many symptoms, among which joint pain may also appear in their body. And what are the causes of joint pain?
Kidney is an important organ for our body, so when it is damaged, many disorders will appear in patient’s body. Besides, stage 4 lupus nephritis is a severe stage, and joint pain in patient with lupus nephritis can also be caused by many reasons.
1.Renal osteopathy: for patient with stage 4 lupus nephritis, he may have severe metabolic disorder of phosphorus and calcium, and patient also needs to have strict restriction in his diet, which can cause the shortage of vitamin D, besides, patient is also easy to have the hypertension of parathyroid gland. All of these factors can lead to patient have bone problems, and patient with renal osteopathy will have symptoms like bone pain, osteoporosis, etc.
2.Medicines: lupus is an autoimmune disease, and patients with lupus nephritis will need to take many kinds of medicine, among which many hormone medicines must will be prescribed to them. In fact, hormone medicines can take many bad effects to patient’s body health if they are taken for a long time or if they are used inappropriately, and they can also cause bone problems, like osteoporosis, etc.
3.Gout: as we have said, stage 4 lupus nephritis is a severe stage, and patient’s kidney function will decrease to a certain degree at this point, which can cause the metabolic wastes accumulating in patient’s body.
Patient may have high uric acid in this stage, which can cause gout, and patient will have the accumulation of urate crystal in his joints or other tissues. And that is a major cause of joint pain.
These are the common causes of joint pain in patient with kidney disease, and if you have any other trouble in dealing with lupus nephritis, you can contact our online experts, and we are glad to help you.
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