Is renal biopsy always necessary to start immunosuppressive therapy in lupus nephritis?
Objective: Most of the patients with proliferative lupus nephritis (LN) have high titer of anti-dsDNA antibody and low complement levels. In this study, we tried to predict proliferative LN with serological profile. Methods: This prospective study was conducted in fifty pateints with known systemic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Rheumatology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.indianjrheumatol.com/article.asp?issn=0973-3698;year=2017;volume=12;issue=1;spage=12;epage=16;aulast=Chelliah |