1996
The Role of the Kidney Biopsy in the Treatment of Lupus Nephritis
Kashgarian M. The Role of the Kidney Biopsy in the Treatment of Lupus Nephritis. Renal Failure 1996, 18: 765-773. PMID: 8903091, DOI: 10.3109/08860229609047705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLupus nephritisRenal biopsyLupus erythematosusLong-term outcomesCourse of diseaseWorld Health OrganizationMorphologic modalitiesKidney biopsyRenal diseaseRenal histopathologyClinical outcomesRenal lesionsClinical evaluationHistologic classificationClinical correlationImmune responseIndividual patientsSame patientBiopsy interpretationNephritisPatientsBiopsySemiquantitative assessmentDifferent patientsHealth Organization
1992
Clinical significance of renal biopsy in subacute lupus erythematosus
Kashgarian M. Clinical significance of renal biopsy in subacute lupus erythematosus. Transfusion And Apheresis Science 1992, 13: 135-144. PMID: 10148125, DOI: 10.1016/0955-3886(92)90164-c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLupus nephritisRenal biopsyLupus erythematosusSubacute lupus erythematosusCourse of illnessLong-term courseWorld Health OrganizationLupus nephropathyMorphologic modalitiesRenal diseaseRenal histopathologyClinical outcomesRenal lesionsClinical evaluationHistologic classificationClinical correlationClinical significanceImmune responseIndividual patientsSame patientBiopsy interpretationPatientsNephritisSemiquantitative assessmentTerm course
1991
Predictors of one year outcome in lupus nephritis: the importance of renal biopsy.
Esdaile J, Federgreen W, Quintal H, Suissa S, Hayslett J, Kashgarian M. Predictors of one year outcome in lupus nephritis: the importance of renal biopsy. QJM 1991, 81: 907-18. PMID: 1808631.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLupus nephritisRenal biopsyBiopsy variablesHigher activity index scoreDiffuse proliferative lupus nephritisSubepithelial electron-dense depositsDiffuse proliferative nephritisActivity index scoreProliferative lupus nephritisShort-term prognosisTime of biopsyClinical predictive modelClinical prediction modelElectron-dense depositsTubulointerstitial scoresNew predictive informationRenal injurySerum creatinineGroups of subjectsLaboratory predictorsPlatelet countUnivariate analysisClinical signsYear outcomesIndividual patients