Clinical Course, Outcomes and Complications of Thai Pediatric Pure Type versus Mixed Type Lupus Membranous Nephritis.

Conclusion: The mixed-type LMN patients had a higher blood pressure, higher BUN and positive LE cell than those of the pure-type LMN patients. Hypertension at initial presentation can be a predictor of proliferative lesion in renal pathology. However, a proliferative lesion accompanied with LMN does not affect renal outcomes. With similar renal outcomes, the immunosuppressive with low adverse effects may be considered as a preferable treatment. PMID: 29916235 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet - Category: General Medicine Tags: J Med Assoc Thai Source Type: research