lupus

The Good News and the Good News About the Treatment of Lupus Nephritis

May 25, 2017 // 0 Comments

Part 1 focused on the history of the treatment of proliferative lupus nephritis. Now for Part 2… “The bad news is that your lupus is affecting your kidneys. The good news is that we have many excellent treatment options.” If my mother [read more...]

The Long and Winding Road: What We Think We Know About The Treatment of Proliferative Lupus Nephritis

May 22, 2017 // 6 Comments

This is Part 1 of a 2-part series. Part 2 focuses on a recent meta-analysis published in AJKD by Palmer et al. The history of the treatment of proliferative lupus nephritis is a long journey that spans over half a century and travels down many [read more...]

#NephMadness 2017: Hogan’s Picks for Glomerulonephritis Region

March 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

Submit your picks! | NephMadness 2017 | #NephMadness or #GNRegion Jonathan Hogan Dr. Hogan, MD, is Assistant Professor of Medicine and Clinical Director of the Glomerular Disease Center at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. [read more...]

#NephMadness 2017: Bomback Breaks Down the Glomerulonephritis Region

March 10, 2017 // 0 Comments

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Submit your picks! | NephMadness 2017 | #NephMadness or #GNRegion Andrew Bomback Dr. Bomback, MD, MPH, is Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. where he is Director of Clinical Research for the Division of [read more...]

#NephMadness 2017: Glomerulonephritis Region

March 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

Submit your picks! | NephMadness 2017 | #NephMadness or #GNRegion 2017 marks the first year that glomerulonephritis has its own region, which is quite remarkable given the emphasis it is given in nephrology education and clinical trials. Some [read more...]

Common Pitfalls in Lupus Nephritis

February 24, 2014 // 0 Comments

Bose, Silverman, and Bargman provide an excellent summary of common mistakes and misconceptions about the treatment of lupus nephritis. Their list of the 10 most common mistakes serves as an excellent treatment guide for both the novice and [read more...]

Lupus Nephritis: A 2014 Treatment Update

February 6, 2014 // 1 Comment

In the recent review “Lupus Nephritis: the Evolving Role of Novel Therapeutics” published in AJKD, Rovin and Parikh summarize the current understanding of the pathogenesis of lupus nephritis (LN) and review the novel agents under study for [read more...]

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