Side Effects of Hormone Therapy in Lupus Nephritis Treatment for Children

Lupus Nephritis is one of serious complications of lupus. More than 60% of children with lupus will develop Lupus Nephritis. If untreated, the disease will develop into Chronic Renal Failure. Therefore, once your child is diagnosed with Lupus Nephritis, an appropriate medical intervention is very necessary for preventing the disease progression. However, the conventional hormone therapy brings so many side effects to the children with Lupus Nephritis.

In most cases, the hormone therapy for the children with Lupus Nephritis is generally comprised of corticosteroids to control the inflammation of kidneys and immunosuppressive agents to reduce immune system activity. Although these hormones have obvious effects in eliminating symptoms of Lupus Nephritis, it can result in significant side effects on children.

Generally, steroids are given in high dosage until Lupus Nephritis improves. As a result, long-term and high dosage of steroids usage will lead to aggravation of high blood pressure, infections, Diabetes, nerve system, body weight again, delayed height growth. Theses complications can restrict the healthy growth of the children with Lupus Nephritis.

Moreover, the side effects of immunosuppressive agents in children should also be considered by parents. Long term use of immunosuppressive agents can increase the risk of infections. Especially, cyclophosphamide can lead to hair loss, cancer development, infertility and so on.

Therefore, before taking hormone therapy, the parents should think twice about so many side effects of hormone on their children. In order to avoid the side effects and prevent the progression of Lupus Nephritis thus promoting healthy development for the children, here Chinese herbal medicine is recommended to the children with Lupus Nephritis.

Chinese herbal medicine is a treasure in Chinese medical history with thousands years of history. At present, it has been approved by more and more foreigners. Based on the types and severity of kidney disease, the prescription is also different.

Chinese herbal medicine is mainly comprised of herbs from the nature so they do not have any side effects on the children with Lupus Nephritis.


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