Long-term changes in renal function after treatment initiation and the importance of early diagnosis in maintaining renal function among IgG4-related tubulointerstitial nephritis patients in Japan.

Haruna AraiSoshiro OgataTakaya OzekiKazuo TakahashiNaotake TsuboiShoichi MaruyamaDaijo InagumaMidori HasegawaYukio YuzawaHiroki Hayashi

Published in: Arthritis research & therapy (2020)

After the treatment initiation, renal function rapidly improved and maintained for a long period, even with advanced CKD stage. We showed importance of early diagnosis of IgG4-related TIN in maintaining eGFR.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
small cell lung cancer
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
epidermal growth factor receptor
tyrosine kinase