Systemic lupus erythematosus. III. Observations on clinical renal involvement and follow up of renal function: Dutch experience with 110 patients studied prospectively.
A prospective study of 110 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) was undertaken to evaluate the reliability of clinical signs of lupus nephritis, which developed in 39 (35%) patients. Those patients with SLE who showed no clinical signs of lupus nephritis had an excellent survival rate (10 year survival 93%) and retained normal renal function (serum creatinine less than 130 mumols/l); clinical lupus nephritis developed mainly in the first three years after diagnosis of SLE and was associated with a decreased survival rate (10 year survival 62%). Increased mortality was found in male... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 1989 |
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BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
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Schlagwörter: | Research Article |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28991503 |
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Link(s) : | http://ard.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/48/10/810 |