[Recovery of kidney function in a female patient with severe lupus nephropathy].
The evolution of Lupus Nephritis to end-stage chronic renal failure is a frequent event. We report the case of a 28 years old patient with diffuse proliferative lupus nephritis with crescents formation and rapid decline of renal function without response to steroids, immunosuppressors and plasmapheresis. After 10 weeks of continued hemodialysis, during which the patient received 30 mg of prednisone in alternate days, renal function recovered spontaneously, and after 1 year of follow-up plasma creatinine is maintained in 2.5 mg/dl.
Hernández Marrero
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Torres Ramírez
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Méndez Medina
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González-Posada
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Losada Cabrera
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M
Lorenzo Sellares
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V
Maceira Cruz
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B
D000328:Adult; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008181:Lupus Nephritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010956:Plasmapheresis; D006435:Renal Dialysis
D001379:Azathioprine; D008775:Methylprednisolone
Recuperación de la función renal en una paciente con nefropatía lúpica severa.