title: Clinical features and renal outcome in lupus patients with diffuse crescentic glomerulonephritis.
abstract: The objectives of the study are to investigate the clinical features and renal outcomes in lupus patients with diffuse crescentic glomerulonephritis (DCGN). Ninety-four DCGN lupus patients were enrolled. Their clinical features and renal outcomes were investigated. There were 84 females and 10 males, with a mean age of 27.9 ± 10.7 years old. They represented: hypertension in 73 cases (77.7%), rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis in 62 cases (66.0%), 46 cases (48.9%) with nephritic syndrome, 35 (37.2%) gross hematuria, and 14 cases (14.9%) with uremic syndrome needed dialysis therapy. There were 25 cases received repeated renal biopsy. Their histological examination showed the decreasing of active lesions and the increasing chronic lesions. All patients were more than 6 months follow-up, and 79 patients (84.0%) were more than 12 months follow-up. At the first time of follow-up (3 months), the renal function, proteinuria, and anemia were improved significantly in all of cases received intensive immunosuppressive therapy. At the last time of follow-up (56.1 ± 18.8 months), only four patients eventually developed to the end-stage renal failure and five died with normal renal function. The lupus patients with DCGN presented more severe clinical syndromes, which were similar to those patients of type II of DCGN. The relative good renal outcomes were observed in those lupus patients, to which may be contribute to the effective induction therapy.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Nephrology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, #305 East Zhong Shan Road, 210002 Nanjing, People's Republic of China. tangdr@public1.ptt.js.cn
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hai-Tao
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wei-Xin
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Cai-Hong
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Hui-Ping
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Zhi-Hong
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Lei-Shi
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D001706:Biopsy; D002681:China; D018450:Disease Progression; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006417:Hematuria / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D008181:Lupus Nephritis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents