Interstitial nephritis medication is mainly based on the cause of the disease, such as allergies or immune factors caused by acute interstitial nephritis can take glucocorticoid drugs, such as prednisone; such as chronic interstitial nephritis symptomatic treatment, such as anemia can be applied to erythropoietin and so on.
1. Acute interstitial nephritis: generally need to be treated according to the clinical type and clinical manifestations. The cause of acute interstitial nephritis is usually related to allergic factors or immune factors, and can be treated with glucocorticoid drugs, such as prednisone.
2. Chronic interstitial nephritis: mostly related to nephrotoxic drugs. If it is caused by drug factors, it is necessary to stop the drug; if it is caused by urinary tract obstruction, it is necessary to receive surgical treatment. In addition, symptomatic treatment is needed. In case of electrolyte disturbance and acid-base balance disturbance, electrolyte supplementation and correction of acidosis are needed, and complications need to be treated, such as the use of erythropoietin to correct the complications.
Adverse effects of glucocorticoid drugs include triggering or exacerbating infections, causing substance metabolism and water-salt metabolism disorders, etc., diabetes mellitus, hypokalemia, and osteoporosis patients are prohibited; erythropoietin adverse effects include headache, malaise, and low-grade fever, etc., severe hypertension, which are allergic to the erythropoietin is prohibited.
The taking of the above drugs have certain risks, it is recommended that patients with interstitial nephritis go to the hospital in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor to improve the relevant examinations, to clarify the cause of the disease, active treatment, avoid self-medication.