A second biopsy adds valuable information on lupus nephritis course, according to investigators. In patients with lupus nephritis, findings from the second kidney biopsy better predict the risk for ...

Some patients with SLE and low-grade proteinuria may have early active lupus nephritis. Current systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) guidelines recommend performing a kidney biopsy in patients with a ...

The kidneys of patients living with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are often under assault, and not all those living with the disease will respond to standard treatment. A new report published in ...

CHICAGO — The current recommended benchmark for when to biopsy the kidney in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is arbitrary and results in missing the lupus nephritis (LN) cases that a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Overall, 56% of participants had a lupus nephritis class change on repeat biopsy. Of patients with initial ...

Lupus nephritis is one of the most serious complications of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks the kidneys, leading to inflammation and possibly to ...

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Jordan and colleagues retrospectively evaluated risks for postprocedural bleeding complications in patients who underwent renal biopsy for lupus nephritis. Bleeding occurred in 14.8% of the 215 renal ...

Add-on voclosporin improved complete renal response across all lupus nephritis biopsy classes, with the greatest benefit observed in pure class 3. Voclosporin improves the likelihood of complete renal ...

Lupus nephritis (LN) affects about 60% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Prompt recognition and treatment of renal disease is ...