Patient's question:
Recently, my appetite has been poor, and I've been experiencing some swelling in my body. I feel completely exhausted. When I went to the hospital for a check-up, they said it was kidney disease. I'm asking if there are any treatments available for patients with lupus and nephrotic syndrome?Doctor's answer:
First, nephrotic syndrome and mainly two types of infectious-related autoimmune reactions generally occur due to glomerular inflammation, leading to patients experiencing recurrent episodes of massive proteinuria or hypoproteinemia. Therefore, it is necessary to actively use steroid drugs to suppress many of the patients' clinical symptoms. Systemic lupus erythematosus, on the other hand, is primarily caused by vasculitis affecting various organ systems, resulting in additional clinical manifestations. At the same time, it is necessary to actively use steroid drugs for treatment.