nephrotic swollen face

Introduction

Introduction The face of a person is not only the "stage" of the seven emotions, but also the "window" that reflects the diseases in the body. Therefore, it is an important and simple method to detect diseases in the early stage. The nephrotic edema facial appearance is pale and edema, the skin is tight and dry, and the eyelid edema is most prominent in the morning, and there are many shiatsu and concave signs in the forehead. In addition to various kidney diseases, this face is also seen in heart failure, malnutrition, facial angioedema, severe asthma, whooping cough, etc. Symptoms are atypical or even asymptomatic, and many patients find kidney disease when they check other diseases.

Cause

Cause

Found in a variety of kidney diseases, but also in heart failure, malnutrition, facial angioedema, severe asthma, whooping cough.

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In the early stage of kidney disease, it only manifests as swelling of the eyelids after morning, and with the damage of renal function, pale, edema, and skin tension and dryness may occur.

Diagnosis

Differential diagnosis

1. Anemia face: The face is dry, the skin and mucous membranes are pale and bloodless, and it is the facial manifestation of anemia caused by various diseases. It has been reported that blue sclera can occur in patients with iron deficiency anemia, with an incidence of 97.6%, which is an important sign of iron deficiency anemia.

2, hyperthyroidism face: the patient's face is thin, the eye cracks widened, the eyeballs are prominent, the upper eye is contracted, and the two eyes see the near-inner side to the inside of the poor polymerization, with gaze and excitement.

3, mucinous edema face: pale and sallow, eyelids and cheeks edema, expression apathy, dull and eyebrow sparse, which is caused by adult hypothyroidism.

4, mitral stenosis face: shin shin, lips cyanosis, is a common face of patients with rheumatic heart disease, mitral stenosis.

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