What are the common complications of nephrotic syndrome in children?

Don't think that only adults can get kidney disease. Children can also suffer from kidney disease. Kidney disease in children is extremely harmful, especially during the developmental period. They often suffer from renal insufficiency, mailbox life and study. Pediatric kidney disease usually brings many harms, not only including infection, but may also affect normal metabolism, immune function and secretory function.

Does childhood kidney disease affect children?

First, the hazards of childhood kidney disease Infection is the most common complication of childhood kidney disease, and it is also the main cause of harm and death caused by childhood kidney disease. According to statistics, deaths directly or indirectly due to infection account for 70% of the deaths of children with kidney disease. Infection is often a trigger and precursor to recurrence or aggravation of kidney disease in children, and may affect the efficacy of hormones.

Second, the reason why this disease is prone to infection is also due to the harm of children's kidney disease. This is mainly because the humoral immune function is low, immunoglobulins are lost in the urine, synthesis is reduced, and catabolism is increased. Children with kidney disease often have insufficient cellular immune function and complement system function; protein malnutrition and edema lead to local circulatory disorders, which is one of the hazards of children's kidney disease.

Third, among bacterial infections, pneumococcal infections were the main ones in the past, but in recent years, infections caused by bacilli have also increased. Common ones include respiratory infections, urinary tract infections, skin erysipelas and primary peritonitis, which are the hazards of kidney disease in children.

Fourth, the hazards of childhood kidney disease include that children with kidney disease are also more sensitive to viral infections, especially when receiving corticosteroids and immunosuppressants. When complications such as chickenpox, measles, and herpes zoster occur, the condition is often more serious than that of ordinary children with kidney disease. For those with a history of contact, the dosage of hormones and immunosuppressants can be temporarily reduced.