Case Report: 18 Year Old Male Patient with Lupus Nephritis
Kurnia Halim
Abstract:Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic autoimmune disease that can affect various organs of the body, one of the most commonly affected complications is the kidneys and results in lupus nephritis, the percentage of disease occurrence is more than 50% of patients in the first 5 years. Male patients tend to have more aggressive disease with renal, vascular, and cardiac involvement. Based on the criteria of Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics in 2012 defines lupus nephritis if there is proteinur… Show more
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