Children with Nephrotic Syndrome How to Prevent Infection

Nephritic syndrome is a common kidney disease, often due to skin edema, proteinuria, decreased immunity and other issues, prone to all kinds of infections, such as skin infections, urinary tract infections and respiratory tract infections. Especially children, due to the body's growth performance has not improved even pay attention to strengthening the protection, timely adopt protective measures to reduce the incidence of infection.

Prevention of skin infection

The kidney is the main organ of the body of water discharged, but there is a problem when the kidneys can cause poor water discharge, so edema is one of the most common symptoms of kidney problems after the emergence of nephritic syndrome in children are no exception. Edema in children with nephritic syndrome make the skin tension increases, subcutaneous blood circulation can not be normal, coupled with long-term use hypoalbuminemia hormones, decreased immunity, prone to skin infections. It should be noted so that children usually keep the skin dry and clean; regularly to the children stand up and dry bedding to keep soft bedding; scrub armpit children every day, groin. For children with severe edema, intramuscular injection should be avoided.

Urinary Tract Infection Prevention

Proteinuria is a common manifestation of kidney disease, urine protein content increased, for the growth and reproduction of bacteria provides a good environment, and because children's immunity, bacteria will "homeopathy" easy to invade the body, lead to urinary tract infections. If the child is suffering from nephritic syndrome should keep their perineum clean, cleaned every day, drug prevention measures can be taken, if necessary, to note that a lot of drugs on kidney damage, need to consult a doctor before treatment to worse .

Respiratory Infection Prevention

Nephritic syndrome can lead to the loss of a large number of proteins, which can be induced by decreased immunity. Due to decreased immunity against bacteria violations can easily cause infection. Especially respiratory direct contact with the outside world, are more susceptible to bacterial invasion, cause respiratory infections. Therefore, children should be appropriate to add high-quality protein, albumin levels increase, while remaining within the premises clean every window ventilation, do not let the children go to poor air quality environment. If you have any questions ,you can send us email kidneyfight@hotmail.com