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KIDNEY DISEASE- What it is
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Lupus is a funky sort of disease that can effect any organs it feels like. I have a particular problem from the Lupus called. Lupus Nephritis, or more simply " kidney disease caused by Lupus ". Basically what happened was my immune system freaked out, decided my kidneys were an enemy, or something that shouldn't be in my body and began attacking them. It was very successful too, I was running on about 5% kidney function between both of the lil guys ,when I was at my sickest. The kidney failure, which I was actually dealing with, caused an enormous amount of swelling due to fluid accumulation in my tissues, and extremely high blood pressure. The treatment for this is chemotherapy. Not fun, but effective.
There isn't a whole lot of research to go on when it comes to treatment.
I've heard the term " guesswork " way too much. I know my case has been
well documented and I hope someday what I've gone through will help someone
else.
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http://www.cerebel.com/lupus/nephritis.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000481.htm
http://www.outlinemed.com/demo/nephrol/4958.htm
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