Itchy skin is a symptom of IgA nephropathy. Then, how is itchy skin caused
by IgA Nephropathy? And what can we do with it?
How is itchy skin caused by IgA Nephropathy?
Itchy skin is just one of the skin problems for IgA Nephropathy patients.
Aside from it, patients also run high risk for yellow skin and dry skin. To be
honest, there is no skin problem at all in early stage of IgA Nephropathy and
patients begin to experience these terrible symptoms usually when illness
condition develops to advanced stage or kidney failure stage.
Kidney is a organ that takes charge of excreting toxic substances from the
blood. When kidney function is affected due to IgA Nephropathy, these toxic
substances will pile up in blood. Skin itching is caused when harmful substances
stimulate skin. This is the one of the causes for IgA Nephropathy patients to
suffer from skin problem. Actually, apart from it, there are many other factors
that can skin problem like overaction of Gley’s glands and high levels of
phosphorus in blood and so on. For IgA Nephropathy patients, they may suffer
from skin problem due to different factors.
What to do with skin problem for IgA Nephropathy patients?
Skin problem is bothersome and sometimes, patients have to stay awake all
the night as they have to scratch their skin all the time. Since it is terrible
to live with itchy skin, it is of great importance for patients to take some
measures. For IgA Nephropathy patients, the following measures can be used to
remit skin problem:
1. Have bath regularly, but remember to avoid having very hot bath.
2. Calamine lotion can be used to remit itching feeling, but it only shows
temporary effects.
3. Avoid high phosphorus foods, as elevated phosphorus level in blood is
another causes for IgA Nephropathy patients to experience skin problem.
4. Bring blood pressure and blood sugar in normal range, as they can worsen
kidney condition and aggravate skin itching.
5. Try to improve kidney function. IgA Nephropathy is not curable, but
impaired kidney function can be improved to some extent. Funeng therapy can be
used to improve kidney condition.

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