Lupus Nephritis
Alternate Names : Lupus Glomerular Disease, Nephritis - Lupus
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Lupus Nephritis Prognosis (Expectations)
The outcome varies. It is usually worse with diffuse proliferative lupus nephritis (one specific form of the disorder). As with SLE, the course is variable, with exacerbations (acute episodes) and remissions (symptom-free periods).
Some cases of lupus nephritis may progress to chronic renal failure.
Over 80% of people with lupus nephritis severe enough to require dialysis or transplantation will survive for more than 5 years after treatment. Although lupus nephritis may recur in a transplanted kidney, it rarely leads to end stage renal disease. People with active lupus should not undergo transplantation.
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