Delayed lupus nephritis in the course of systemic lupus erythematosus is associated with a poorer treatment response: a multicentre, retrospective cohort study in Japan.
Masahiro NakanoK KuboY ShirotaYukiko IwasakiY TakahashiT IgariY InabaY TakeshimaS TateishiH YamashitaM MiyazakiH SatoH KandaH KanekoT IshiiK FujioN TanakaA MimoriPublished in: Lupus (2019)
D-LN was a predictor of poorer treatment outcomes, in addition to renal histology and severity of nephritis at lupus nephritis onset.