title: A girl with difficult lupus nephritis: lupus vasculopathy.
abstract: Lupus vasculopathy (LV) is one of the complications of lupus nephritis. No definite therapy has been recommended for the management of LV, and patient outcomes are variable. We present the case of a 16-year-old girl who recovered from stage V chronic kidney disease due to lupus nephritis with vasculopathy with active treatment including pulse methylprednisolone, cyclophosphamide, rituximab and plasma exchange.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Nephrology Centre, Princess Margaret Hospital, 2-10 Princess Margaret Hospital Road, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. maalison2000@gmail.com
authors.forename: Alison Lap-tak
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Wai-ming
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Man-Chun
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Niko Kei-chiu
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Tse
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008181:Lupus Nephritis / Q000150:complications*; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010951:Plasma Exchange; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D000069283:Rituximab; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D000069283:Rituximab; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D008775:Methylprednisolone