How to Treat Lupus Kidney Disease in China
2013-11-03 14:03
How is lupus kidney disease treated in China? Lupus kidney disease is a progressive illness with the decrease of kidney function. It runs to kidney failure directly if no treatment is given, so a medical treatment is very important for lupus kidney disease patients to live a better life. Lupus kidney disease is treated differently from country to country; well how it is treated in China?
How is lupus kidney disease caused?
In most instances, lupus is a short name for a disease called “Lupus Erythematosus”. Lupus kidney disease refers to kidney problem which occurs due to long-term and uncontrolled lupus. It is clinically called Lupus Nephritis.
Lupus is a systemic autoimmune disease which may involve in different part of our body like skin, bone, kidney and nerve. For people with lupus, due to the abnormality of immune system, they are susceptible to various bacterium and virus. Under such a condition, a certain immune complexes are formed easily. These immune complexes circulate with blood and when they deposit in kidney, inflammation will be caused. In Lupus Nephritis, inflammation is the leading cause of kidney damages, so if we want to prevent further kidney damages, we need to block inflammation effectively.
How to treat lupus kidney disease in China?
In many cases, lupus kidney disease is treated with glucocorticoid and plasma exchange which show great effects in treating lupus kidney disease. By blocking inflammation and remove immune complexes, inflammation can be blocked and further kidney damages can be avoided effectively; however, the treatment effects are temporary. In general, when patients reduce dose of medication or stop taking medications, illness relapses.
In China, lupus kidney disease is treated with Chinese medicine like micro-Chinese medicine, acupuncture, medicated bath, foot bath and so on. In medicine, different Chinese medicines play different role in treating lupus kidney disease. Also, they show different treatment effects. Clinical experiments show that some of Chinese medicine has function of regulating immune system and promoting blood circulation. With these medicines, immune disorder can be normalized and immune complexes deposited in kidney can be cleared away. In this way, further kidney damages are avoided and lupus kidney disease is stopped fundamentally.
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