Common Complications of Chronic Glomerulonephritis

We all know that every disease will cause a series of symptom and complications if we leave them alone. Living with Chronic Glomerulonephritis, you are very likely to have the following several types of complications.
First of all, due to the lower immunity and malnutrition or autoimmune disorders caused by the great loss of protein, you are at high risk for infection such as infection of upper respiratory tract, urinary tract infection and skin infection. As the malignant stimulating factors, infections always cause acute progress of Chronic Glomerulonephritis, leading to the aggravation of it. Although there are several types of available antibiotic, if timely treatment can not be given, infection will be the leading cause of acute progress of Chronic Glomerulonephritis.
Secondly, anemia will be another important complication for you. In the late stage of Chronic Glomerulonephritis, as damages on renal parenchyma appear, different kind of abnormalities in blood system will appear therewith such as anemia, abnormal platelet function lymphocyte function and coagulopathy. Among these abnormalities, anemia is the most common one. The chief causes of anemia contain decreases of red blood cells and increased damages on red blood cells. In addition, during the period of renal failure, toxins pile up in the body, affecting the metabolism of red blood cells and as a result, anemia appears. Furthermore, bleeding which is usually appears among people with end stage of renal failure will worsen anemia.
Thirdly, elevated blood pressure will eventually happen to you. During the renal insufficiency, serious cardiovascular complications will appear, say high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, myocardosis and pericarditis. All these are mainly caused by dysbolism in the body. According to the statistic, the morbidity of high blood pressure is as high as seventy percent to eighty percent.
These three are the most common complications appearing among people suffering from Chronic Glomerulonephritis. Apart from these, there are some uncommon complications, if you want to know more, you can leave message to ckdsite@hotmail.com .