| Autor: |
Raymond L. Sherman, Stuart D. Saal, Michael D. Lockshin, Janet Mouradian, Robert P. Kimberly |
| Rok vydání: |
1983 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
The American Journal of Medicine. 74:361-368 |
| ISSN: |
0002-9343 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/0002-9343(83)90952-x |
| Popis: |
Seventeen of 41 patients with lupus nephritis who underwent dialysis for renal failure recovered renal function and discontinued dialysis. Two of these 17 had confounding factors unrelated to lupus that contributed to renal dysfunction (one meningococcemia, one vigorous diuresis). Indications for dialysis were identical both in patients who discontinued dialysis (short-term) and in those who did not (long-term). The rate of progression to dialysis, measured as the slope of the reciprocal of the serum creatinine level versus time, was significantly more rapid in the short-term group (p |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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