{"title":"Treatment of Childhood-onset Proliferative Lupus Nephritis in the 21st Century: A Call to Catch Up With the Evidence","authors":"D. Noone, E. Silverman","doi":"10.3899/jrheum.220196","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Proliferative lupus nephritis (PLN) is associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and kidney failure, especially in childhood-onset PLN (cPLN). Therefore, it is important to treat it promptly and aggressively, while being cognizant of the risk-benefit ratio and side effects of therapies.","PeriodicalId":35278,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of rheumatology. Supplement","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The Journal of rheumatology. Supplement","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220196","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Proliferative lupus nephritis (PLN) is associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and kidney failure, especially in childhood-onset PLN (cPLN). Therefore, it is important to treat it promptly and aggressively, while being cognizant of the risk-benefit ratio and side effects of therapies.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Rheumatology is a monthly international serial edited by Duncan A. Gordon, The Journal features research articles on clinical subjects from scientists working in rheumatology and related fields, as well as proceedings of meetings as supplements to regular issues. Highlights of our 36 years serving Rheumatology include: groundbreaking and provocative editorials such as "Inverting the Pyramid," renowned Pediatric Rheumatology, proceedings of OMERACT and the Canadian Rheumatology Association, Cochrane Musculoskeletal Reviews, and supplements on emerging therapies.