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Have Edema In Leg. All Test Done. Have MPFGN. Taking Cortisone And Ciclosporine. What Is The Problem?

Iam Suffering From 8 Months Till Now , The Disease Began with A sudden Edema In My Foot , My serum Albumin was 3.0 mg/dl , Creatinine ratio was 0.06 mg/dl i Did a biobsy , it said that i have MPFGN ,, iam Takin Cortisone and Ciclosporine But The condition Is getting Worse More And More , Now My serum albumin is 2.2 mg/dl , t.proteins in 24 hours is 6.0 mg/dl , Edema Extended to my leg , what is the problem then ? need help - See more at: WWW.WWWW.WW
Sat, 22 Jun 2013
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Hi,
You are suffering from membrano proliferative glomerulonephritis, short for MPGN. It is a disease of the kidneys, in which there is inflammation of the glomeruli and mesangium which causes proteins to leak out into your urine (proteinuria).
As the level of protein leakage increases, so does the risk of long-lasting damage

Symptoms include-
edema of the legs
frothy urine
increased urination, especially at night
and fatigue

The treatment for this disease includes-
diuretics (to reduce the edema)
drugs for hypertension

You've been prescribed with cortisone to reduce the inflammation in your kidneys, so that you lose less proteins.

I hope this answered your question.
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Have Edema In Leg. All Test Done. Have MPFGN. Taking Cortisone And Ciclosporine. What Is The Problem?

Hi, You are suffering from membrano proliferative glomerulonephritis, short for MPGN. It is a disease of the kidneys, in which there is inflammation of the glomeruli and mesangium which causes proteins to leak out into your urine (proteinuria). As the level of protein leakage increases, so does the risk of long-lasting damage Symptoms include- edema of the legs frothy urine increased urination, especially at night and fatigue The treatment for this disease includes- diuretics (to reduce the edema) drugs for hypertension You ve been prescribed with cortisone to reduce the inflammation in your kidneys, so that you lose less proteins. I hope this answered your question.