Self-rated kids had nephrotic syndrome

Nephrotic syndrome in children is a prominent characteristic of a high degree of swelling. Children lower extremities, trunk can have edema, in particular the site of the organization osteoporosis more obvious, such as the eyelid, the boy's scrotum can be swollen like a light bulb, but also the visceral serous cavity fluid, such as pleural effusion and ascites . Serious edema thin translucent skin, the skin will be slightly injury seepage. Edema affect blood circulation, reduce local resistance and prone to infection. Nephrotic syndrome urine contains large amounts of protein, urine routine inspection found urine protein up to ++++, + + + 24-hour urinary protein excretion increased. Normal every day from not more than 0.075 grams protein, and children with nephrotic syndrome can be as high as a few grams, or even as much as 10 grams. Blood tests can be found in inspection plasma albumin reduced to the normal white, the proportion of globulin from 1 to 1.5 into 0.5, occurred inverted ratio, plasma cholesterol increased. Some of infants in the inner thigh and upper arm, abdomen and chest and pregnant women appear similar to the profile or purple with white stripes, urine output decreased significantly. Due to long-term from the loss of a large number of protein in urine, there will be the performance of protein-energy malnutrition, dry hair Huang Wei, follicular keratosis, skin drying means (toe) A white stripes appeared, growth retardation, anemia and vulnerability. Some sick child hematuria and hypertension. In the above symptoms should be highly suspected child is suffering from nephrotic syndrome, then to the hospital for medical treatment. Nephrotic Syndrome longer course, easily repeated attack. The greatest danger is secondary infection, such as erysipelas skin, intestinal infection, pneumonia, peritonitis and sepsis, such as primary, secondary infection can cause any deaths.