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Pediatric lupus nephritis

Involvement of the kidneys by lupus nephritis (LN) is one of the most severe clinical manifestations seen in individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). LN is more frequent and severe in pediatric patients and has been associated with higher morbidity and mortality rates. This narrative rev...

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Autores principales: Pinheiro, Sergio Veloso Brant, Dias, Raphael Figuiredo, Fabiano, Rafaela Cabral Gonçalves, Araujo, Stanley de Almeida, Silva, Ana Cristina Simões e
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6699445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30465590
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2175-8239-JBN-2018-0097
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author Pinheiro, Sergio Veloso Brant
Dias, Raphael Figuiredo
Fabiano, Rafaela Cabral Gonçalves
Araujo, Stanley de Almeida
Silva, Ana Cristina Simões e
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description Involvement of the kidneys by lupus nephritis (LN) is one of the most severe clinical manifestations seen in individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). LN is more frequent and severe in pediatric patients and has been associated with higher morbidity and mortality rates. This narrative review aimed to describe the general aspects of LN and its particularities when affecting children and adolescents, while focusing on the disease's etiopathogenesis, clinical manifestations, renal tissue alterations, and treatment options.
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spelling pubmed-66994452019-08-26 Pediatric lupus nephritis Pinheiro, Sergio Veloso Brant Dias, Raphael Figuiredo Fabiano, Rafaela Cabral Gonçalves Araujo, Stanley de Almeida Silva, Ana Cristina Simões e J Bras Nefrol Review Article Involvement of the kidneys by lupus nephritis (LN) is one of the most severe clinical manifestations seen in individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). LN is more frequent and severe in pediatric patients and has been associated with higher morbidity and mortality rates. This narrative review aimed to describe the general aspects of LN and its particularities when affecting children and adolescents, while focusing on the disease's etiopathogenesis, clinical manifestations, renal tissue alterations, and treatment options. Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2018-11-14 2019 /pmc/articles/PMC6699445/ /pubmed/30465590 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2175-8239-JBN-2018-0097 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Pinheiro, Sergio Veloso Brant
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Silva, Ana Cristina Simões e
Pediatric lupus nephritis
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6699445/
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