Clinical evaluation and monitoring of lupus kidney disease.
Lupus renal involvement encompasses a broad range of clinical and histologic presentations and poses numerous therapeutic challenges. Accurate clinical assessment and monitoring requires a comprehensive approach, with attention to the urinalysis, the urinary protein excretion rate, the test of kidney function, and alterations in serologic parameters.
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National Institutes of Health, Kidney Disease Section, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1268, USA.
D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008181:Lupus Nephritis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology