Severe Complications of Acute Glomerulonephritis in Children

Acute Glomerulonephritis is very common in children. The conventional treatments only focus on controlling blood pressure, eradicating infection etc. However, as its underlying cause is not eliminated, Acute Glomerulonephritis will cause a series of severe complications in children.

Hear failure

Heart failure is commonly seen in children with Acute Glomerulonephritis. They often present pulmonary congestion, liver enlargement, left heart failure or right heart failure etc. Also the children can be tested out to have noticeable enlargement of heart. These complications are related to the retention of fluid and sodium due to decreasing in glomerular filtration rate and endocrine abnormality. It usually occurs 1~2 weeks after the onset of Acute Glomerulonephritis.

Cerebropathy

The incidence of cerebropathy in children is 5~10%. The children with Acute Glomerulonephritis usually present headache, vomiting, somnolence. In severe case, they may have coma and convulsions. This may be associated with severe high blood pressure, cerebral edema or cerebrovascular spasm.

Acute Renal Failure

During the acute period of Acute Glomerulonephritis, the mesangial cells and endothelial cells have massive proliferation and even cresent formation, which can cause oliguria and even anuria and Acute Renal Failure.

Although most of the children can recover after proper treatment, some children may progress into Chronic Glomerulonephritis and finally End Stage Renal Failure. Therefore, the parents should not delay the effective treatment for their children.

Treatment for Acute Glomerulonephritis in Children

Acute Glomerulonephritis is very common for children in daily life. For it may develop into several step, parents are worried about children with acute glomerulonephritis. After all, what is acute glomerulonephritis in children? How to treat it?

Acute glomerulonephritis in children

It is very common in children between 3 and 12 years old. Before this disease, children always have pharyngitis, pustulosis scrumpox impetigo, amygdalitis, scarlatina or other infections. During the infection, a large amount of immune complexes (combination of antigen and antibody) have been produced in the blood. So immune complexes have a high risk to deposit in the kidney tissues and arouse a sudden and serious kidney inflammation. So children’s kidneys have been greatly damaged.

Typical symptoms of acute glomerulonephritis in children

When children’s kidney function has been reduced, they often have some symptoms below.
1. Swelling. Children have obvious swelling in eyelids and then the swelling will present in other parts of the body, such as lower limps, back or the whole body.

2. Their blood pressure would rise high or keep normal.

3. Some children have less urine and some have blood in urine. The hematuria presents in pink or deep brown urine.

4. Children would have fever, headache, dizzy, pain on back or fatigue etc.

How to treat acute glomerulonephritis in children?

In our hospital, we adopt the combination of western and Chinese medicine. For western medicine is very effective to remit some symptoms immediately, it is very suitable to put off the acute glomerulonephritis in order to reduce the risk to have other complications. However, it has many side effects for children and may affect their growth. So we use Chinese medicine to remove the side effects of western medicine. Besides, Chinese medicine can promote the kidney tissues rebuilding through providing more blood and oxygen for them. After the comprehensive treatment, children’s illness condition will not relapse and they will keep healthy. In our hospital, Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is the evolution of traditional Chinese medicine and can give a better effect.

When your children have acute glomerulonephritis in children, you had better not to be anxious but try your best to choose a suitable treatment for them. Hope your girl or boy will be better!

Severe Complications of Acute Glomerulonephritis in Children

Acute Glomerulonephritis is very common in children. The conventional treatments only focus on controlling blood pressure, eradicating infection etc. However, as its underlying cause is not eliminated, Acute Glomerulonephritis will cause a series of severe complications in children.

Hear failure

Heart failure is commonly seen in children with Acute Glomerulonephritis. They often present pulmonary congestion, liver enlargement, left heart failure or right heart failure etc. Also the children can be tested out to have noticeable enlargement of heart. These complications are related to the retention of fluid and sodium due to decreasing in glomerular filtration rate and endocrine abnormality. It usually occurs 1~2 weeks after the onset of Acute Glomerulonephritis.

Cerebropathy

The incidence of cerebropathy in children is 5~10%. The children with Acute Glomerulonephritis usually present headache, vomiting, somnolence. In severe case, they may have coma and convulsions. This may be associated with severe high blood pressure, cerebral edema or cerebrovascular spasm.

Acute Renal Failure

During the acute period of Acute Glomerulonephritis, the mesangial cells and endothelial cells have massive proliferation and even cresent formation, which can cause oliguria and even anuria and Acute Renal Failure.

Although most of the children can recover after proper treatment, some children may progress into Chronic Glomerulonephritis and finally End Stage Renal Failure. Therefore, the parents should not delay the effective treatment for their children.

Treatment for Acute Glomerulonephritis in Children

Acute Glomerulonephritis is very common for children in daily life. For it may develop into several step, parents are worried about children with acute glomerulonephritis. After all, what is acute glomerulonephritis in children? How to treat it?

Acute glomerulonephritis in children

It is very common in children between 3 and 12 years old. Before this disease, children always have pharyngitis, pustulosis scrumpox impetigo, amygdalitis, scarlatina or other infections. During the infection, a large amount of immune complexes (combination of antigen and antibody) have been produced in the blood. So immune complexes have a high risk to deposit in the kidney tissues and arouse a sudden and serious kidney inflammation. So children’s kidneys have been greatly damaged.

Typical symptoms of acute glomerulonephritis in children

When children’s kidney function has been reduced, they often have some symptoms below.

1. Swelling. Children have obvious swelling in eyelids and then the swelling will present in other parts of the body, such as lower limps, back or the whole body.

2. Their blood pressure would rise high or keep normal.

3. Some children have less urine and some have blood in urine. The hematuria presents in pink or deep brown urine.

4. Children would have fever, headache, dizzy, pain on back or fatigue etc.

How to treat acute glomerulonephritis in children?

In our hospital, we adopt the combination of western and Chinese medicine. For western medicine is very effective to remit some symptoms immediately, it is very suitable to put off the acute glomerulonephritis in order to reduce the risk to have other complications. However, it has many side effects for children and may affect their growth. So we use Chinese medicine to remove the side effects of western medicine. Besides, Chinese medicine can promote the kidney tissues rebuilding through providing more blood and oxygen for them. After the comprehensive treatment, children’s illness condition will not relapse and they will keep healthy. In our hospital, Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is the evolution of traditional Chinese medicine and can give a better effect.