Is lupus nephritis serious?

Is lupus nephritis serious? Many patients diagnosed with lupus nephritis in clinical practice will have this question. After all, lupus nephritis is a more serious type of nephritis among various kidney diseases. However, when talking about the damage of lupus nephritis to the kidneys, it is actually different from some malignant kidney diseases. However, this cannot reduce the damage of lupus nephritis to the kidney organs.

Lupus nephritis is very harmful to us. About 70% of patients with lupus nephritis will develop kidney damage, the only difference is the time of onset. Generally speaking, kidney damage in lupus occurs relatively late, usually within 6 months to 2 years of lupus onset. However, lupus nephropathy may also initially manifest as edema and proteinuria. Therefore, patients with lupus erythematosus must be alert to the onset of lupus nephropathy and pay close attention to some signs and manifestations of kidney damage after diagnosis.

About 1/6 of lupus nephropathy patients have varying degrees of renal function impairment at the time of diagnosis. Kidney damage in lupus erythematosus can be divided into:

① Nephritic syndrome type, similar to acute nephritis

② Nephrotic syndrome type, obvious edema, high amount of urine protein, hypoproteinemia

③ Chronic nephritis with decreased renal function type is similar to chronic glomerulonephritis, with edema, proteinuria, hematuria, persistent hypertension, accompanied by anemia, progressive renal function decline, and uremia may occur in a relatively short period of time.

④Acute type: the patient's condition develops rapidly, with persistent high fever, proteinuria, hematuria, increased red blood cell casts, and a sharp decline in renal function.

After knowing the answer to the question of whether lupus nephritis is serious, when treating the disease, it is recommended that patients first pay attention to dietary conditioning and be careful not to eat foods that increase the burden on the kidneys. This will be of great help in the treatment of lupus nephritis, and will also allow themselves to achieve better treatment results when treating lupus nephritis.