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Focal lupus nephritis

MedGen UID:
891112
Concept ID:
C4053959
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Class III lupus nephritis; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Nephritis Class III
 
HPO: HP:0033731

Definition

A subclass of lupus nephritis with active or inactive focal, segmental or global endocapillary or extracapillary glomerulonephritis involving less than 50% of all glomeruli, typically with focal subendothelial immune deposits, with or without mesangial alterations [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFocal lupus nephritis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Kant S, Kronbichler A, Sharma P, Geetha D
Am J Kidney Dis 2022 Apr;79(4):582-600. Epub 2021 Sep 8 doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2021.07.019. PMID: 34508831
Rovin BH, Adler SG, Barratt J, Bridoux F, Burdge KA, Chan TM, Cook HT, Fervenza FC, Gibson KL, Glassock RJ, Jayne DRW, Jha V, Liew A, Liu ZH, Mejía-Vilet JM, Nester CM, Radhakrishnan J, Rave EM, Reich HN, Ronco P, Sanders JF, Sethi S, Suzuki Y, Tang SCW, Tesar V, Vivarelli M, Wetzels JFM, Lytvyn L, Craig JC, Tunnicliffe DJ, Howell M, Tonelli MA, Cheung M, Earley A, Floege J
Kidney Int 2021 Oct;100(4):753-779. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2021.05.015. PMID: 34556300
Schwartz N, Goilav B, Putterman C
Curr Opin Rheumatol 2014 Sep;26(5):502-9. doi: 10.1097/BOR.0000000000000089. PMID: 25014039Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Abeles M, Urman JD, Weinstein A, Lowenstein M, Rothfield NF
J Rheumatol 1980 Jul-Aug;7(4):515-22. PMID: 7420333

Diagnosis

Garcia-Diaz J, Escudero-Salamanca M, Alvarez-Santana R, Espinola-Zavaleta N
Future Cardiol 2021 Sep;17(6):985-990. Epub 2020 Nov 3 doi: 10.2217/fca-2020-0145. PMID: 33140653

Therapy

Garcia-Diaz J, Escudero-Salamanca M, Alvarez-Santana R, Espinola-Zavaleta N
Future Cardiol 2021 Sep;17(6):985-990. Epub 2020 Nov 3 doi: 10.2217/fca-2020-0145. PMID: 33140653
Abeles M, Urman JD, Weinstein A, Lowenstein M, Rothfield NF
J Rheumatol 1980 Jul-Aug;7(4):515-22. PMID: 7420333

Prognosis

Abeles M, Urman JD, Weinstein A, Lowenstein M, Rothfield NF
J Rheumatol 1980 Jul-Aug;7(4):515-22. PMID: 7420333

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