TY - CHAP
T1 - Systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome and the kidney
AU - Dhaun, Neeraj
AU - Bellamy, Christopher O C
AU - Kluth, David C.
PY - 2014/3/1
Y1 - 2014/3/1
N2 - Kidney involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is common and is a major contributor to disease morbidity and mortality. At presentation, up to 50 % of patients with SLE will have clinical evidence of renal involvement – abnormal renal function and haematuria with or without proteinuria. During follow-up renal involvement will be evident in >60 %, with an even greater representation among children and young adults.
AB - Kidney involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is common and is a major contributor to disease morbidity and mortality. At presentation, up to 50 % of patients with SLE will have clinical evidence of renal involvement – abnormal renal function and haematuria with or without proteinuria. During follow-up renal involvement will be evident in >60 %, with an even greater representation among children and young adults.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84956652631&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-1-4471-5547-8_22
DO - 10.1007/978-1-4471-5547-8_22
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84956652631
SN - 9781447155478
SN - 9781447155461
SP - 235
EP - 247
BT - Practical Nephrology
PB - Springer-Verlag GmbH
ER -