nephrotic syndrome
Question: My 4-year-old son suffered from nephrotic syndrome one year ago. This is the seventh time it relapses . Why does it happen? Is it curable? What to do with it? Please give a way to avoid it. Thank you! Answer: Nephrotic Syndrome is generally caused due to accumulation of massive immune complexes in the glomeruli of the kidneys. One of the characters of Nephrotic Syndrome is frequent relapse. Steroid is used to suppress the body's immune system and quickly relive the symptoms, such as swelling, proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia and hyperlipidaemia, but it fails to treat the disease from the root cause. The root cause of Nephrotic Syndrome is the disordered immune system. Though the inflammatory response can be inhibited by the steroid, the immune complexes are still depositing in the kidneys.Chinese medicine treatment proves to be effective for treating the relapse of the disease. Immunotherapy can not only improve kidney function, but also make the ...
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