Predictive value of renal pathology in diffuse proliferative lupus glomerulonephritis
โ Scribed by Schwartz, Melvin M; Bernstein, Jay; Hill, Gary S; Holley, Keith; Phillips, Elizabeth A
- Book ID
- 109881374
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 573 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0085-2538
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## Abstract ## Objective To study the incidence, predictors, and outcome of renal flares after successful cyclophosphamide (CYC) treatment for diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis (DPGN) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). ## Methods Between 1988 and 2001, patients with biop
Twenty-seven patients with lupus nephritis and nephrotic syndrome had persistent disease activity despite an adequate trial of corticosteroids and immunosuppressive drugs; 30% were Asians, compared with 7% of our overall SLE population. Two years later, seven had a very good outcome and seven a poor