Post Date December, 03 2023
There are many causes of nephrotic syndrome, but some diseases can also cause nephrotic syndrome. So what are the diseases that can cause nephrotic syndrome? Let's provide a detailed introduction below, hoping to be helpful to patients and friends.
For diseases that cause nephrotic syndrome, nephrologists from Phoenix Traditional Chinese Medicine point out that they can be divided into two categories.
1、 Primary nephrotic syndrome
For primary nephrotic syndrome, most cases are caused by primary glomerular diseases, such as minimal degenerative nephropathy and membranous nephropathy.
2、 Secondary nephrotic syndrome
1. Systemic diseases can lead to kidney syndrome, usually mixed connective tissue disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogren's syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, and other diseases.
2. Metabolic diseases cause renal syndrome, usually including diabetes, renal amyloid and other diseases.
3. Infectious diseases cause kidney syndrome, usually syphilis, malaria, schistosomiasis, subacute endocarditis and other diseases.
4. Allergic diseases can lead to kidney syndrome, usually including allergic purpura, medication, allergies, snake bites, pollen and other allergen sensitization diseases.
5. Nephrotoxic substances can cause renal syndrome, usually such as mercury, bismuth, gold, and trimethyl ketone.
6. Hereditary diseases, familial inherited nephritis, congenital nephrotic syndrome.
7. Malignant tumors, such as Hodgkin's disease, lymphoid leukemia, and cancer.
8. Other factors include gestational toxemia, chronic rejection of kidney transplantation, primary malignant renal sclerosis, renal artery stenosis, etc.
The above introduces several diseases that can cause nephrotic syndrome. For patients with these diseases, it is important to pay attention to preventing nephrotic syndrome in a timely manner, accelerating the treatment of these diseases, and striving to avoid the harm of nephrotic syndrome.
