What are the symptoms of nephritis in children?

Many friends do not know that nephritis can occur in children. In fact, pediatric nephritis is also a relatively common kidney disease. Generally, after the onset of pediatric nephritis, the child's eyes and face will have obvious swelling, as if he has stayed up late for a long time, and then there will be hematuria. This symptom is very obvious, and parents should pay more attention to their children's daily behavior.

One of the early symptoms of chronic nephritis in children: eyelid swelling

The main reason for eyelid edema in the early stage of chronic nephritis in children is that the kidney's excretion and regulation function of water is damaged, which causes an increase in water and sodium in the child's body. Excess water accumulates in the loose tissue of the body, and the eyelids are a part with more loose tissue. The characteristic of eyelid swelling is that it is more obvious when you wake up in the morning and decreases after activity.

Early symptoms of chronic nephritis in children: hematuria

Hematuria can be divided into gross hematuria and microscopic hematuria. Gross hematuria is hematuria that can be seen with the naked eye. The urine is meat-washing water-like, turbid and red. Some children have blood streaks or blood clots in their urine. Microscopic hematuria can only be detected under a microscope, with more than 1 red blood cell count per high-power field of view. Hematuria is the most common symptom in most children with chronic nephritis. Of course, there are many causes of hematuria, and nephritis is just one of them. Therefore, when parents find that their children have unexplained hematuria, they should seek medical attention immediately. Do relevant tests according to the doctor's advice, and if necessary, do a routine urine test to rule out the possibility of renal hematuria.

Early symptoms of chronic nephritis in children: increased foam in urine

The foam in the urine increases, mainly small foams, which are connected to each other and cannot dissipate for a long time, indicating that the child's urine contains protein and high tension. Of course, this symptom has poor accuracy. If you don't have a certain level of medical knowledge, it will often be ignored by parents or children. The easiest way is to go to the hospital to check urine to rule out the possibility of proteinuria. Because the earliest change in chronic nephritis is urine.