Choosing treatment for proliferative lupus nephritis
โ Scribed by James E. Balow
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 35 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of pulse/synchronization cyclophosphamide/apheresis in patients with proliferative lupus nephritis. METHODS: Eighteen patients with Class III or IV renal biopsies and chronicity indices <6 were prospectively randomized to receive 6 courses of parenteral cyclophospha
The aim of this open study was to compare the outcomes and side effects of plasmapheresis (PP) in patients with proliferative lupus nephritis treated with cyclophosphamide (Cyc) boluses. The study involved 28 consecutive patients. All of the patients met the ACR modified criteria for SLE and underwe