Open AccessContribution of clinically indicated repeat renal biopsy in Indian patients with lupus nephritis
Author(s) -
Krishan Lal Gupta,
Joyita Bharati,
Hariprasad Anakutti,
Navin Pattanashetti,
Manish Rathi,
Raja Ramachandran,
Ritambhra Nada
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/ijn.ijn_166_19
Subject(s) - medicine , biopsy , lupus nephritis , renal biopsy , pathology , gastroenterology , disease
Repeat renal biopsy is usually done for lupus nephritis (LN) flare or resistant disease. We analyzed the changes between first and repeat biopsy and the contribution of repeat biopsy on renal outcome in LN patients.