Glomerulonephritis. Symptoms of the disease

Glomerulonephritis diffuse (called nephritis) is an inflammation of the kidneys, in which the vessels of the renal glomeruli are affected. The clinical course of the disease can be both acute and chronic.

The acute form develops as a result of human angina, diseases of the respiratory tract of streptococcal origin, as a complication after chronic tonsillitis. The cause may be hypothermia, pneumonia, typhoid, diphtheria and other infections, both viral and bacterial.

When glomerulonephritis occurs, symptoms are not immediately apparent. It is preceded by a latent period, which can last from one to three weeks.

Glomerulonephritis symptoms are characteristic: the blood pressure in the arteries rises, the urine changes. At the beginning every morning there are swelling on the face, diminishing by the evening. After a while, they spread completely over the body. If the disease proceeds favorably, swelling of the week after two or three completely disappear. The amount of urine drops sharply in the first days. Erythrocytes, protein and a few leukocytes are found in it.

In many acute glomerulonephritis symptoms do not manifest at all and are found by chance during examination during a routine examination or medical examination on a completely different occasion. However, this form, which seems innocuous, is no less serious than that in which the disease develops violently. Acute glomerulonephritis symptoms can manifest for a short time, even just one day. But this does not mean that it does not need to be treated.

Recognize the disease and choose the right individual treatment can only specialist, so self-treatment is unacceptable (especially in the stage of exacerbation). Only with the permission of the doctor can change the regime and expand the diet prescribed to them. All these measures contribute to effective treatment and prevent the transition of the disease into a chronic form. As a rule, treatment, timely and correctly conducted, leads to complete recovery. And, nevertheless, in the future a person should avoid fatigue, do not freeze.

Preventing sudden hypothermia, identifying and treating the sources of infection, hardening of the body - of all this is the prevention of the disease.

Frequently repeated seizures gradually pass into chronic glomerulonephritis. The history of the disease of a person with such a diagnosis abounds with the same signs as the acute form, only expressed not so much. That new attacks were repeated as it is possible less often, it is necessary to cure pharyngitis, tonsillitis in due time. Clinical examination of such patients is necessary in order to prevent a new exacerbation. Be sure to be under the supervision of a doctor who is being kept a medical history. Chronic glomerulonephritis can lead to the development of renal failure, which increases the importance of a diet that helps maintain the general condition of the patient and the better functioning of the affected organ. Given the characteristics of the course of the disease and the body of a particular person, the doctor gives individual recommendations. The patient must comply with the regime prescribed to him, not be tired, avoid worrying, do not freeze, do not communicate with infectious patients.

If there are no complications and the general well-being of the patient is satisfactory, it is useful for him to stay in a warm, dry climate.

When you address a doctor with a delay and untimely treatment, as well as failure to comply with his recommendations, uremia develops, threatening the loss of the organ. This is a renal failure that occurs as a result of accumulation of toxins, disruption of water-electrolyte metabolism, and acid-base balance.