Glomerulonefritis in children

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  • Glomerulonephritis
  • Symptoms Glomerulonephritis
  • Treatment of glomerulonephritis


  • Here we will talk about glomerulonephritis - inflammatory disease
    kidneys that affects one of their structural elements - renal
    Gulk, and with time and all the kidney.


    Glomerulonephritis

    The kidney can be considered the main organ of the urinary system,
    because it is she who produces urine. Ureterals, bladder and
    Urinary channel serve to accumulate and remove urine.
    In children at the time of birth, the kidney has already been formed, although they have
    Some structural and functional features. Kidney mass in children
    relatively more than adults, they first have a rounded form,
    and with age acquire a typical bean form. In addition,
    Early kidney children are located below, they are more mobile.
    The fixing device through insufficient formedity leads to
    the fact that kidney children are easily shifted, and nephroptosis occurs
    - Lowering one or two kidneys. Their growth passes uneven -
    It is especially intensively in the first year of life and in the period
    puberty.
    Children of different age categories are sick of this disease, but more
    In total, there are 3-12 patients among them. And age, in
    which appears the first signs of the disease, significantly affects
    forecast of the immediate development of the disease. Let's say 10-year-old and
    Older children acute glomerulonephritis more often goes into a chronic form.


    Symptoms Glomerulonephritis

    The disease begins 2-3 weeks after the suffered
    Scarletins, Angina, Chronic Tonsillitis. In such patients in
    Streptococci often detect nasophal. Important enough
    The role in the occurrence of the disease is played by such a child
    Diseases like pneumonia, influenza and other respiratory infections.
    It is known about the appearance of glomerulonephritis caused by the transferred
    Influencing, adenovirus infection, as well as a causative virus
    Windshield, Epidemic Parotitis. Less often a factor that leads
    to the appearance of the disease, there are not bacterial elements such as
    Eating food allergens, vaccination, body supercooling,
    The use of chemicals and drugs. Discussed
    Today there is also a genetic background of increased probability
    The occurrence of glomerulonephritis in a certain category of children.
    The development of the disease is immunopathological
    Reactions. It is known that in most cases turn on
    Immunocomplex and autoimmune mechanisms. The causative agent is directly
    damages the kidneys or fixed on kidney cells followed
    joining these complexes of autoantiboders that damage the kidney.
    Glomerulonefritis in children
    7-14 days after the transferred viral or streptococcal
    Infections in the child appear weakness, increased fatigue,
    The appetite decreases, the thirst appears, the separation of urine decreases. Sometimes
    The initial period of the disease is accompanied by the climb temperature,
    Headache, nausea, vomiting. On the face of the child, and in the future
    legs, lower back swelling. It is the earliest and frequent
    Sign of Glomerulonephritis. Their severity in children is different: from
    moderate swelling on face to common edema all over the body. W
    Breast children they «Love» put on the lumbar and sacrals. A B
    Heavy cases accumulation of fluid occurs in serous cavities
    (abdominal, chest, pericardial).
    Subsequently, the pallor of the child becomes noticeable, appears
    Dull Lower Pain. And this pain is bilateral.
    Urine acquires the color of meat lesions, but can be brown or
    Colors of black coffee. Color change is explained by hitting urine
    large number of red blood cells. Then they talk about red blood cell or
    Hematuria. It is believed that the cause of the appearance of red blood cells in the urine of patients
    children is to increase the permeability of glomeruli capillaries
    Erythrocytes, possible hemorrhage in the Clusters with capillaries
    and immediate changes in blood system.
    Quite often with the development of glomerulonephritis joins
    oliguria (reducing urine release) or even anouria (the absence of it
    selection). The emergence of these symptoms is due to a decrease
    the number of functioning nephrons - they are affected by the disease.
    Characteristic urine changes are the appearance of protein - proteinuria.
    Usually in patients with glomerulonephite, the amount of protein in the urine is greater than 1
    g / l. If the high protein content is detected in surveys, then
    Speak about the development of the child nephrotic syndrome, which proceeds
    hard, with massive common eductions and other
    pathological changes in the body of the child. Other changes in B
    Urine appear less often. Usually it is the study of urine that is carried out
    repeatedly before treatment and in the process of therapy gives the widest picture
    Effects from treatment.
    Frequent symptom of glomerulonephritis is hypertension. Occurs
    enhance arterial pressure - both the maximum and
    minimal. If such a phenomenon has persistent and long time
    (more than three months), then usually this sign indicates the transition
    Diseases in chronic. In this regard, vision worsens,
    Headache, drowsiness, nausea appear. In case of hard
    The flow of glomerulonephritis, possibly the appearance of complications: acute
    renal failure, brain edema or acute cardiac
    Insufficiency.
    Glomerulonephritis often leads to involvement in pathological
    The process of many organs and body systems: cardiovascular,
    digestive, nervous, immune, etc. That is, the disease is
    severe and serious and, of course, if a suspicion appeared that
    Child acute glomerulonephritis, no time for reflection -
    must be diagnosed in a timely and qualified and start and start
    treatment.


    Treatment of glomerulonephritis

    Sick children should be treated in a nephrological hospital under
    Strong supervision of a specialist. Treatment is always
    Multicomponent. This includes the purpose of the appropriate regime,
    nutrition and drug therapy, which is directed to
    direct causative agent (bacterial flora or viral),
    Mechanism for the development of the disease and certain symptoms. Of course, the best
    In the need for one or another component, the doctor will discern - children's
    Nephrologist - according to the results of a pre-made examination.
    In general, treatment in the hospital lasts at least 1.5-2 months. BUT
    Next need systematic and long-term monitoring of the child with
    The purpose of preventing the occurrence of relapse. Children should be under
    Observation of the children's nebologist for 5 years. Need monthly
    test urine. Children are advised to protect against infections, preferably
    free from practicing physical culture.
    Glomerulonephritis needs to be considered a serious illness, given
    The severity of the flow, a number of possible complications. Like any
    disease, this disease is easier to overcome if you begin to treat it
    as early as possible and necessarily correctly. Therefore, in case of appearance
    your child signs similar to the symptoms of glomerulonephritis nor in
    Which case does not need to slow. Contact specialists, and then
    Together with the doctor you will return the health to your child.

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