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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461366703321

Autore

Sheashaa Hussein A

Titolo

Lupus nephritis [[electronic resource] ] : frontiers and challenges / / Hussein A. Sheashaa ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, 2010

ISBN

1-61668-824-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (120 p.)

Collana

Immunology and immune system disorders

Disciplina

616.7/72

Soggetti

Lupus nephritis

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Immunopathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus nephritis -- Pathogenicity of autoantibodies -- BK virus and systemic lupus erythematosus -- Diagnosis of SLE -- Histological classification of lupus nephritis lesions -- Classification of lupus glomerulonephritis (LGN) -- Additional pathological features associated with SLE -- Lupus nephritis activity and chronicity indices -- Diagnosis and monitoring of renal disease -- End-stage renal disease and systemic lupus erythematosus -- Treatment of lupus nephritis -- Renal transplantation and SLE summary -- Lupus nephritis in children -- Outcome of LN in children -- Drug-induced lupus erythematosus and LN -- SLE and DILE.