Alport Syndrome
Alternate Names : Hematuria - Nephropathy - Deafness, Hemorrhagic Familial Nephritis, Hereditary Deafness and Nephropathy, Hereditary Nephritis
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Alport Syndrome Treatment
Treatment goals include monitoring and controlling progression of the disease and treatment of symptoms. The most important task is strict control of high blood pressure.
Treatment of chronic renal failure will become necessary. This may include dietary modifications, fluid restriction, and other treatments. Ultimately, chronic renal failure progresses to end-stage renal disease, requiring dialysis or transplantation.
Surgical repair of cataracts (cataract extraction), or repair of the anterior lenticonus is possible.
Loss of hearing is likely to be permanent. Counseling and education to increase coping skills, and learning new skills such as lipreading or sign language may be of some benefit. Hearing aids are helpful. Young men with Alport syndrome should use hearing protection in noisy environments.
Genetic counseling may be recommended because of the inherited pattern of the disorder.
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