The kidneys play a vital part in your body’s functioning. They remove waste from your blood. If they are damaged, you can become very ill. People with damaged kidneys might have to get regular dialysis. This is a procedure in which blood is cleaned by a filtration machine. These people may even need a kidney transplant.
While treatment for lupus nephritis can sometimes be initiated without a kidney biopsy, more often, a biopsy is done before starting treatment. Thus, when the blood tests and the overall state of the lupus disease so require, the biopsy can define the cause of the kidney disease when it is in question. The biopsy can also guide treatment when it demonstrates the presence of such severe kidney damage that a favorable response to potentially toxic medications is unlikely.
Symptoms of Lupus Nephritis
High blood pressure
Dark urine
Flu-like symptoms
Joint pains and aches
Swelling (edema) of the legs, ankles, eyes and hands
Weight gain, caused by water retention when the kidneys do not filter properly
Some people may have few and subtle symptoms or none at all in the early stages of the disease.
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