Prednisone Drug Treats Nephrotic SyndromeNephrotic syndrome is a kidney disease that occurs to children between ages of 2 and 6, but adults are not immune to this. The symptoms for this disease include loss of large amounts of protein in the urine; a decrease in blood protein; swelling; and a rise in blood cholesterol and triglycerides. These, however, are interrelated.

The best treatment for this condition is Prednisone, a kind of cortisone steroid. This drug seals the leaky kidneys and stops the protein loss.

From Stltoday.com:

“Nephro” words indicate the kidneys. The nephrotic syndrome’s four signs are: loss of large amounts of protein in the urine; a decrease in blood protein; swelling; and a rise in blood cholesterol and triglycerides.

The spillage of protein into the urine drops blood protein. A decrease of blood protein, which holds fluid in arteries and veins, causes fluid to leak out of the circulation and into tissues, resulting in the swelling your granddaughter experienced. The rise in cholesterol and triglycerides requires a more lengthy explanation. I’ll hold off on that.

Most often, nephrotic syndrome happens to children between the ages of 2 and 6, but adults are not immune to it. Nine times out of 10, a cause cannot be found. It just happens.

Prednisone — one of the cortisone drugs (steroids, but not the kind of steroids that build muscles) — seals the leaky kidneys and stops the protein loss. It’s the best treatment for this condition. If children are not feeling too bad, as is often the case, they can be treated at home, attend school and engage in any activities they can tolerate. With more severe involvement, hospitalization is necessary.

Children with this condition can be treated at home; however, if a child does not respond to prednisone, another medication may be prescribed called cyclosporine. Treatment of this disease shows no permanent kidney damage.