Lupus Kidney Disease Symptoms. Skin lesions that appear or worsen with sun exposure photosensitivity fingers and toes that turn white or blue when exposed. Kidney failure can.
There are 6 levels of kidney lupus normal glomeruli mesangial disease focal proliferative glomerulonephritis diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis membranous nephropathy and sclerosing nephropathy and the class in which your disease falls will help your doctor to design a specific course of treatment. Significant damage to your kidneys can happen before you are diagnosed with lupus. Weight gain high blood pressure dark urine foamy frothy urine the need to urinate during the night.
Signs and symptoms of lupus nephritis include.
As many as 40 60 percent of people with lupus and as many as two thirds of children with lupus will develop kidney complications that require medical evaluation and treatment. Kidney disease is only picked up because tests are performed regularly in lupus. Systemic lupus erythematosus sle or lupus is an autoimmune disease that occurs when the body s immune system mistakenly attacks its own tissues. Significant damage to your kidneys can happen before you are diagnosed with lupus.