What Are The Signs And Symptoms Of Lupus Nephritis

Lupus nephritis is caused by systemic lupus erythematosus, which is an autoimmune disease, and this disease can cause a lot of symptoms in patient’s body. On the other hand, lupus nephritis means patient has damage in his kidney, and kidney problem can also cause many obvious symptoms. So, what are the signs and symptoms that are caused by lupus nephritis?

1.Urine changes;

Lupus nephritis patients often have obvious symptoms in his urine. For example, patient may have foams in his urine. Patient’s urine may have abnormal color, like red, brown, tea colored, etc. Besides, patient may have frequent urination at night.

2. Swelling:

Swelling is another common symptom in patient with lupus nephritis, which is caused by edema. Patient may have swelling in his ankles, face, etc, and for patients who have severe edema, they may have edema in his lungs or enterocoelia.

3. Hypertension:

Lupus nephritis can damage patient’s kidney structure, and the disorder of hormone secretion can cause patient to have hypertension.

4. Muscle cramp:

The damage in kidney caused by lupus nephritis also often lead to hypocalcemia, which often cause patient to have muscle cramp.

5. Itching:

Itching can be caused by several reasons in patient’s with lupus nephritis, and lupus itself can also lead to this symptom.

6. Fatigue:

This is very obvious in patient with lupus nephritis, which is mainly caused by anemia.

7. Joint pain:

Patients with lupus nephritis often have joint pain, which is mainly caused by gout, a complication caused by the accumulation of uric acid. Besides, when patient is in the late stage of lupus nephritis, he may have renal osteopathy, which can also cause this symptom.

Besides, patient with lupus nephritis may also have symptoms like loss of appetite, ammoniacal odour in mouth, problem in concentration, dizziness, etc.

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