RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Managing lupus nephritis: algorithms for conservative use of renal biopsy
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 106
OP 115
VO 63
IS 2
A1 Salach, Roderick H.
A1 Cash, Joseph M.
YR 1996
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/63/2/106.abstract
AB SUMMARY Despite the widespread use of renal biopsy to guide the treatment of lupus nephritis, the disease can usually be diagnosed and managed on the basis of its clinical presentation alone. We propose a conservative approach in which biopsy is used selectively and present three algorithms that allow for a simplified initial approach to managing lupus nephritis.