Acute Nephritis usually occurs after infection such as upper respiratory
tract infection, skin infections and so on. Early inspection of Chronic
Nephritis is very important for its treatment in time. The clinical symptoms of
the disease vary with different patients. Some patients may not have any
clinical symptoms. This kind of Nephritis is called subclinical Acute Nephritis.
However, some patients may develop Renal Failure in several days in several days
after infection. The common clinical symptoms of Acute Nephritis are as
follows:
1. Hematuria
Usually, hematuria is the primary sign of Acute Nephritis. Nearly all
patients will have hematuria and about 40% of patients have gross hematuria.
Their urine presents cola-colored without blood clot in it. In most cases,
hematuria will disappear in about 2 weeks.
2. Proteinuria
Nearly in all urine routine exams, the proteinuria result shows positive.
But, usually the patients do not have mass protein in their urine and often
keeps within 0.5~3.5 grams per day. About 20% of patients with Acute Nephritis
will have mass urine protein (>3.5 grams per day) and even have Nephritic Syndrome.
3. Edema
Edema is also an early symptom of Acute Nephritis with 70~90% incidence among
patients. Some patients only have eyelid edema in the morning, but some patients
may have systemic edema.
4. Decreased urination
Onset of Acute Nephritis, most of patients’ urine output volume is less than
500 ml per day. Sometimes, decreased urination can cause azotaemia.
5. Kidney damage
Usually, the patients with Acute Nephritis have transient azotaemia, slightly
increased serum creatinine and urea nitrogen. Most patients can recover normal
after several days’ diuretic therapy. However, some patients may develop Acute
Renal Failure.
Besides the above symptoms, the patients with Acute Nephritis often have
fatigue, poor appetite, nausea, vomit, back pain, dizziness and so on.
If some people have the above symptoms after infection such as cold, upper
respiratory tract infection and other infections, they should go to see a doctor
at once so as to find out whether they have renal damage in the first time. If
you have more questions about Acute Nephritis, you can consult us on line or
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