Lupus nephritis is one of the most serious complications of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks the kidneys, leading to inflammation and possibly to ...

Glomerulonephritis (GN) is a diverse group of diseases, not a single entity, and remains a primary driver of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The renal biopsy remains the essential tool for definitive ...

Early diagnosis and initiation of effective treatment may help to promote preservation of kidney function and reduce health care costs. 4-6 FDA approval of 2 drugs indicated for the treatment of LN, ...

More a syndrome than a disease, as it affects different organs and tissues, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is diagnosed in approximately 1.5 million people in the United States and many more in ...

This is a comprehensive table of nephrology ICD-10 codes used by researchers and healthcare professionals and personnel – nurses, medical coders, physicians, et al. This table has been curated for ...

Glomerulonephritis refers to several conditions that affect the structures within the kidneys, whereas nephrotic syndrome refers to a set of symptoms that indicate the kidneys are not working properly ...

Nephritis is an inflammation of the nephrons, which are part of the kidneys. Also known as glomerulonephritis, it can affect kidney function, leading to changes in urine and urination habits and ...

THE question of whether poststreptococcal acute glomerulonephritis may occur without clinically detectable proteinuria is an elusive one. If one insists on bacteriologic or serologic evidence of a ...

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, researchers assessed whether messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-based coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines increase the incidence of ...