Open AccessLupus Nephritis in the Era of Biomarkers
Author(s) -
Jose Manuel Monroy Trujillo,
Derek M. Fine
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.12371115
Subject(s) - medicine , lupus nephritis , systemic lupus erythematosus , biomarker , renal biopsy , proteinuria , disease , histopathology , nephritis , biopsy , pathology , immunology , kidney , biochemistry , chemistry
Renal biopsy remains the standard of care for the evaluation of suspected flares in lupus nephritis ([1][1]) and is generally indicated when proteinuria, active urine sediment, or elevated serum creatinine is present. By the time that a patient presents with these features, injury induced by the
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