title: Lupus nephritis: Implications of the new ACR lupus nephritis guidelines.
abstract: The American College of Rheumatology recently published guidelines for the screening, treatment, and management of lupus nephritis. How will or should these guidelines impact our current daily practice?
authors: Nephrologisches Zentrum, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Universität München, Ziemssenstrasse 1, 80336 Munich, Germany. hjanders@med.uni-muenchen.de
authors: Hans-Joachim
authors: HJ
authors: Anders
authors: Gerald B
authors: GB
authors: Appel
mesh_terms: D019468:Disease Management; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008181:Lupus Nephritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards; D011379:Prognosis; D012219:Rheumatology / Q000592:standards; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012955:Societies, Medical; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States