A nationwide analysis of renal and patient outcomes for adults with lupus nephritis in Japan.
Hidekazu IkeuchiHitoshi SugiyamaHiroshi SatoHitoshi YokoyamaShoichi MaruyamaMasashi MukoyamaHiroki HayashiTatsuo TsukamotoMichio FukudaKunihiro YamagataEiji IshikawaKeiko UchidaYuji KamijoNaoki NakagawaKazuhiko TsuruyaYoshihisa NojimaKeiju HiromuraPublished in: Clinical and experimental nephrology (2022)
Recent prognosis for adults with LN are relatively good in Japan. Risk factors for impaired renal function are BMI and eGFR at renal biopsy, while age and eGFR are risk factors for death.