The symptoms of IgA nephropathy

IgA nephropathy can occur at any age, although relatively rare, but children may also be suffering from IgA nephropathy. Early IgA nephropathy did not show any symptoms, but its diagnosis or evidence-based. Many children with presenting symptoms similar to adult patients. If the disease early can make a clear diagnosis, help to prevent the occurrence of future complications.
Hematuria
Hematuria means blood in urine. May be microscopic hematuria may be gross hematuria. The study said the hematuria is usually accompanied by cough, respiratory infection or fever. As urine contains red blood cells so the colors are deeper than normal urine. Hematuria, and will not be in the active phase of IgA nephropathy continues to appear, or only appear in the active phase of the disease.
Proteinuria
Proteinuria with a lot of protein in the urine. IgA nephropathy-related research institutions, proteinuria and hematuria at the same time is the most common symptoms of IgA nephropathy. Part of the impaired kidney function and lead to the appearance of proteinuria. Under normal circumstances, the kidneys filter out the protein from the urine and then re-absorption, but due to IgA caused damage to the kidneys, resulting in the impairment of this function does not filter out the protein in the urine. The existence of protein in the urine, the patient will appear foamy urine. The urine test can detect the content of protein in the urine, if the protein content of more than 150 mg per day, then proteinuria is more serious.
Fatigue
Reported that fatigue is the most common symptom of IgA nephropathy. This extreme sense of fatigue is usually accompanied by sore throat, headache or low-grade fever.Due to extreme fatigue, the patient is not even doing homework energy are not. And often accompanied by hematuria and proteinuria.
Abdominal pain
IgA nephropathy in children usually experience appendicitis-like abdominal pain of torture. The pain usually occurs in the abdomen, middle or right lower quadrant. Although not yet determined the cause of the abdominal pain, accompanied by abdominal pain, symptoms of hematuria and proteinuria can also be used as one of the basis for the diagnosis of IgA nephropathy.
Side abdominal pain
Back or side abdominal pain associated with IgA nephropathy. This pain of varying severity, ranging from mild back pain to unbearable pain of gun, this will cause the patient can not walk properly. Symptoms in pediatric patients who are rare.
Itching
Itching or itching is common in children with IgA nephropathy. Children accompanied by itching urticaria. The occurrence of such symptoms and the deposition of IgA in children with skin.
Chronic renal failure
Chronic renal failure symptoms include edema (extremities and throughout the body edema), high blood pressure, fatigue, headaches, cramps and insomnia. These symptoms in pediatric patients who are relatively rare, only 5% to 10% of IgA in children with the disease will develop chronic renal failure.