What are the Symptoms of FSGS

FSGS is shorted for focal Segmental glomerulosclerosis, which is mostly seen in children and teenagers. It is a glomerular disease characterized by scarring on part of the glomerular. What are the symptoms of FSGS?
This disease attacks more boys than girls. Some patients may have upper respiratory infection and allergic reaction before the onset of the disease. The followings are the symptoms of FSGS.
The initial symptom may be the nephrotic syndrome, which is characterized by a large amount of protein and heavy swelling. The kidney can balance the amount of fluids in our body and keep protein in the blood vessel. When the kidney is failed, this function will be decreased and the protein occur in urine. One of the function of protein is to keep the proper fluid volume in our body. When the protein losses in the blood, fluids will spread to other tissue spaces, leading to swelling.
About more than 50% of patients will experience blood urine, most are microscopic hematuria, gross hematuria occurs occasionally.
About 30%-50% of adult patients with FSGS will suffer from sustained high blood pressure and chronic nephrotic syndrom.
The disease can progress into kidney failure with unproper treatment.
However, high blood pressure and kidney failure are not commonly seen in children. Most of FSGS slowly progresses and finally to kidney failure.

Do you have a better understanding about the symptoms of FSGS? If you are happen to have these symptoms, you are suggested to do a routine test in the hospital, or you can send me an email to kidneyask@hotmail.com.