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Renal biopsy in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: Not just lupus glomerulonephritis!

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Howell, DN
Published in: Ultrastruct Pathol
2017

Kidney biopsy is a mainstay in the diagnosis and management of renal disease in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Though biopsies from patients with lupus typically show various forms of immune complex glomerulonephritis, other pathologies are occasionally encountered, including unusual lupus-related nephropathies, other forms of autoimmune disease, and occasional renal disorders without any direct connection with lupus or autoimmunity. Electron microscopy is a powerful tool for detecting and classifying these unusual conditions, which frequently have important therapeutic and prognostic implications.

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Ultrastruct Pathol

DOI

EISSN

1521-0758

Publication Date

2017

Volume

41

Issue

2

Start / End Page

135 / 146

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Pathology
  • Lupus Nephritis
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
  • Kidney Diseases
  • Humans
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Howell, D. N. (2017). Renal biopsy in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: Not just lupus glomerulonephritis!. Ultrastruct Pathol, 41(2), 135–146. https://doi.org/10.1080/01913123.2017.1282068
Howell, David N. “Renal biopsy in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: Not just lupus glomerulonephritis!.” Ultrastruct Pathol 41, no. 2 (2017): 135–46. https://doi.org/10.1080/01913123.2017.1282068.
Howell, David N. “Renal biopsy in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: Not just lupus glomerulonephritis!.” Ultrastruct Pathol, vol. 41, no. 2, 2017, pp. 135–46. Pubmed, doi:10.1080/01913123.2017.1282068.

Published In

Ultrastruct Pathol

DOI

EISSN

1521-0758

Publication Date

2017

Volume

41

Issue

2

Start / End Page

135 / 146

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Pathology
  • Lupus Nephritis
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
  • Kidney Diseases
  • Humans
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences