The pathogenesis and prognosis of lupus nephritis: Information from repeat renal biopsy
Esdaile J, Joseph L, MacKenzie T, Kashgarian M, Hayslett J. The pathogenesis and prognosis of lupus nephritis: Information from repeat renal biopsy. Seminars In Arthritis And Rheumatism 1993, 23: 135-148. PMID: 8266110, DOI: 10.1016/s0049-0172(05)80019-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond biopsySubendothelial depositsLupus nephritisRenal biopsySubepithelial depositsDiffuse proliferative nephritisHealth activity indexRepeat renal biopsyActivity index scoreSerum creatinine levelsUrinary protein excretionImmune complex depositionLong-term outcomesPathogenesis of lupusChronicity indexTubulointerstitial indexRenal impairmentRenal insufficiencyCreatinine levelsInception cohortRenal functionProtein excretionComplex depositionMesangial hypercellularityMembranous pattern