LupusPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-10-03DOI: 10.1177/09612033241289479
Mehdi Somai, Fatma Daoud, Ibrahim Arbaoui, Rihem Boukhzar, Besma Ben Dhaou, Hedia Bellali, Fatma Boussema, Imene Rachdi, Zohra Aydi
{"title":"Assessment of renal response in Tunisian patients with proliferative lupus nephritis under three different induction immunosuppressive agents: A prognostic retrospective study.","authors":"Mehdi Somai, Fatma Daoud, Ibrahim Arbaoui, Rihem Boukhzar, Besma Ben Dhaou, Hedia Bellali, Fatma Boussema, Imene Rachdi, Zohra Aydi","doi":"10.1177/09612033241289479","DOIUrl":"10.1177/09612033241289479","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of our study was to evaluate the renal response (RR) of three immunosuppressive protocols in the induction treatment of proliferative lupus nephritis (PLN) in a Tunisian population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We performed a retrospective prognostic cohort study in the Internal Medicine Department of the Habib Thameur University Hospital in Tunis from January 2000 to December 2023, and included kidney biopsy proven proliferative lupus nephritis patients. Three induction treatments were compared: High CYP regimen: glucocorticoids (GC) + IV cyclophosphamide (CYP) in monthly pulses of 0.7 g/m2 for 6 months; Low CYP regimen: GC + IV CYP in biweekly pulses of 500 mg for 3 months; and MMF regimen: GC + oral MMF 1.5 g twice daily for 6 months. The primary endpoint was the incidence of RR (complete and partial remission) at one year post-diagnosis. The additional outcomes were end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), severe adverse events (AEs) and death.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our study included 78 PLN patients (High CYP: 17, Low CYP: 40, MMF: 21). The study found that 94.1% of patients receiving High CYP achieved the primary endpoint, RR, compared to 67.5% of those receiving Low CYP and 61.9% in the MMF group. For the additional outcomes, there were 3 cases of ESKD, all in the Low CYP group, 5 cases of death (4 in the Low CYP group and 1 in the MMF group), and 20 cases of severe AEs, all of which were severe infections (5 in the High CYP group, 12 in the Low CYP group, and 3 in the MMF group). Multivariate analysis showed that the High CYP regimen was more associated with RR than the MMF regimen, with an adjusted OR of 9.846 (95% CI: 1.087-98.210); <i>p</i> = 0.042. Multivariate analysis did not show statistically significant differences between the High CYP regimen and the Low CYP regimen in terms of RR.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>As an induction treatment for PLN, the High CYP regimen was strongly associated with a higher rate of RR than the MMF regimen. There were no statistically significant differences between the High CYP regimen and the Low CYP regimen in terms of RR.</p>","PeriodicalId":18044,"journal":{"name":"Lupus","volume":" ","pages":"1615-1625"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142365751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LupusPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-10-31DOI: 10.1177/09612033241298047
Jie Liu, Yuanju Liu, Yinde Xu, Jianjun Ye, Yun Zhu, Xiaolan Li
{"title":"Plasma exosomes may mediate the development of lupus nephritis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.","authors":"Jie Liu, Yuanju Liu, Yinde Xu, Jianjun Ye, Yun Zhu, Xiaolan Li","doi":"10.1177/09612033241298047","DOIUrl":"10.1177/09612033241298047","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Lupus nephritis (LN) is the most serious complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and plasma exosomes may serve as a bridge. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are abundant in exosomes, so this study aimed to explore the role of exosome-derived miRNA in the development of LN.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The publicly available data containing plasma exosomal miRNAs in SLE patients and healthy controls were researched, and differential expression and functional enrichment analysis of exosomal miRNA was conducted. Then, plasma exosomes from SLE patients were extracted, and the accuracy of differential expression and functional enrichment analysis was preliminarily verified. PKH26 dye was used to label exosomes to detect whether exosomes can enter HK2 cells. Evaluation of plasma exosomes impact on cell viability was done by utilizing CCK-8 assay. Flow cytometry was used to measure cell apoptosis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Plasma exosomes were successfully extracted and identified. Through differential expression analysis of the pulbilic data and subsequent qPCR validation, we observed that miR-20b-5p is overexpressed in plasma exosomes of SLE patients, whereas miR-181a-2-3p is downregulated. Then functional enrichment analysis revealed that these differential miRNAs primarily regulate processes such as apoptosis, autophagy, and inflammation. Then, flow cytometry analysis conducted after co-incubation of plasma exosomes and peripheral blood mononuclear cells confirmed that exosomes can indeed regulate apoptosis. And plasma exosomes can successfully enter HK2 cells without affecting cell activity. In addition, plasma exosomes promote HK2 cell apoptosis and autophagy. Overexpression of miR-181a-2-3p could inhibit HK2 cells apoptosis and upregulate the expression of bcl2, and beclin1. At the same time, a trend towards increased apoptosis rates was observed in HK2 overexpressed miR-20b-5p, although the difference did not reach statistical significance. And miR-20b-5p can enhance the expression of caspase3 and becin1 while suppressing the expression of bcl2 and LC3β.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our research indicates that the abundant presence of miR-20b-5p and the depletion of miR-181a-2-3p in plasma exosomes of SLE patients may mediate the promotion of apoptosis and autophagy in HK2 cells, thereby causing kidney damage and the development of LN.</p>","PeriodicalId":18044,"journal":{"name":"Lupus","volume":" ","pages":"1573-1583"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142558185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LupusPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-10-15DOI: 10.1177/09612033241292203
Ghina Alsawad, Ayham Mahmoud, Tareq Qarain, Ahmad Toubasi, Marwan Adwan
{"title":"SLE patient satisfaction with care in Jordan: A single-center study.","authors":"Ghina Alsawad, Ayham Mahmoud, Tareq Qarain, Ahmad Toubasi, Marwan Adwan","doi":"10.1177/09612033241292203","DOIUrl":"10.1177/09612033241292203","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic multi-systemic autoimmune disease that mainly affects young females. SLE's chronicity and high level of complications yield frequent clinic visitations & hospital admissions, increasing the necessity to investigate the healthcare system and improve patient satisfaction and quality of life.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to understand SLE patients' points of view on the healthcare system in Jordan, especially given the chronic nature of the disease. With a clearer understanding, improvements can be made to benefit both the patients and the healthcare system.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study of 79 patients following up at the University of Jordan Hospital, rheumatology clinics were interviewed over the phone.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>The majority of patients were satisfied overall with the treatment services and medications as rated on a Likert scale of 1-5 (4.28 ± 1.01 and 4.19 ± 0.96, respectively) despite a quarter of patients complaining of adverse effects from the medications. The use of oral corticosteroids was significantly associated with a lower General Satisfaction Rate (<i>p</i> = 0.050), while high income (1000 Jordanian Dinars and above) and fatigue contributed to a lower Medication Satisfaction Rate (<i>p</i> = 0.016 and 0.000, respectively). A good physician-patient relationship was the most commonly cited reason for general satisfaction (73.4%) and was positively associated with the general (<i>p</i> = 0.000) and medication satisfaction (<i>p</i> = 0.004) rates.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>SLE patients perceived high satisfaction rates despite adverse effects and symptoms. These higher satisfaction rates were seen predominantly due to good physician-patient relationships.</p>","PeriodicalId":18044,"journal":{"name":"Lupus","volume":" ","pages":"1626-1636"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142468922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Systemic lupus international collaborating clinics-2012 and European league against rheumatism/American college of rheumatology-2019 classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus associated with childhood-onset auto-immune cytopenia.","authors":"Jérôme Granel, Helder Fernandes, Olivier Richer, Johanna Clet, Mathilde Dubrasquet, Pascal Pillet, Nathalie Aladjidi","doi":"10.1177/09612033241296471","DOIUrl":"10.1177/09612033241296471","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) can be diagnosed using the 2012 criteria of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) and, more recently, the 2019 criteria of the European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology (EULAR/ACR). Hematological involvement is scored differently by these classifications. Our objective was to compare both criteria in a cohort of children with autoimmune cytopenia (AIC)-associated SLE.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We included 79 patients with childhood-onset AIC as the first manifestations of SLE.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The median age at SLE diagnosis was 14.5 years (1.1-21.4 years). The SLICC criteria were fulfilled by 76/79 (96%) patients and the EULAR/ACR criteria by 72/79 (91%) patients during follow-up. The SLICC and EULAR/ACR criteria were discordant (not concomitantly fulfilled) in 25/79 (32%) patients. Non-hematological clinical manifestations were more frequently observed in SLE diagnosis when the criteria were concordant (30/54, 56%) than when they were not (5/25, 20%) (<i>p</i> = 0.004). In 16/25 (64%) discordant patients, the SLICC criteria allowed earlier diagnosis of SLE. Finally, the attribution of a maximum weight of 6 to the hematological involvement of the EULAR/ACR criteria increased the sensitivity thereof from 63/79 (80%) to 76/79 (96%) in our population.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The SLICC 2012 and EULAR/ACR 2019 criteria do not effectively diagnose SLE in children when AIC is the predominant feature. The SLICC criteria appear to be more effective in this population of SLE patients. An increase in the maximum weight of hematological involvement to 6 increases the sensitivity of the EULAR/ACR criteria for SLE diagnosis in children.</p>","PeriodicalId":18044,"journal":{"name":"Lupus","volume":" ","pages":"1605-1610"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142503145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Severe lupus enteritis: A diagnostic and therapeutic enigma.","authors":"Neha Singh, Jyothi Janardhanan, Sudhir Kale, Jayalakshmi Krishnegowda, Harish Kumar, Syed Mohammed Naushad Ali, Karthik Arigela, Chetan Ginigeri, Sagar Bhattad","doi":"10.1177/09612033241290579","DOIUrl":"10.1177/09612033241290579","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lupus enteritis refers to the gastrointestinal involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It presents with diverse symptoms that frequently overlap with those of other acute abdominal conditions, posing diagnostic challenges. We describe an adolescent female, with lupus pancreatitis and nephritis, who later developed severe lupus enteritis during the course of her illness. She was treated with pulse methylprednisolone and intravenous cyclophosphamide and gradually improved over 3 weeks. Our case highlights the need to consider lupus enteritis in patients with severe pain abdomen and intractable vomiting. Presence of lupus pancreatitis and nephritis are risk factors for development of enteritis.</p>","PeriodicalId":18044,"journal":{"name":"Lupus","volume":" ","pages":"1483-1486"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142372234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Psychometric properties evaluation of the Persian version of the self-report outcome scale for lupus disease Lupus_PRO version 1.7.","authors":"Bahareh Mahmoudzadeh, Youkhabeh Mohammadian, Shirin Assar, Seyyed Mojtaba Ahmadi","doi":"10.1177/09612033241288011","DOIUrl":"10.1177/09612033241288011","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) significantly affects both the quality of life related to health and non-health aspects. This study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Lupus_PRO questionnaire, version 1.7. The questionnaire serves as a specific self-report outcome scale for assessing the treatment outcomes of Lupus disease.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The Lupus_PRO questionnaire, version 1.7, was translated into Persian using the standard forward-backward method. After being completed by 218 patients with Lupus, the psychometric properties of the instrument were examined. The Convergent and Discriminant Validity of the scale were assessed using Average Variance Extracted and Cross Loadings, respectively. The construct validity of the questionnaire was also evaluated through Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Cronbach's alpha was calculated to assess the reliability of the questionnaire dimensions.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Out of the 218 patients with lupus who participated in the current study, 13 (6%) were male, and 205 (94%) were female. The mean (SD) age of participants was 40.29 (10.94) years. The Average Variance Extracted (AVE) for HRQOL and Non-HRQOL constructs, except for the Coping and Cognition dimension, was greater than 0.50, indicating satisfactory convergent validity. The interdimensional correlation coefficient (Discriminant Validity) for each dimension with other questionnaire dimensions was less than 0.10, indicating that the questionnaire has good convergent and discriminant validity. Additionally, the results of the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) indicated that the questionnaire was a suitable fit. In terms of reliability, Cronbach's alpha for the various questionnaire dimensions ranged from 0.51 to 0.91, indicating good internal consistency.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The Persian version of the Lupus_PRO questionnaire, version 1.7, demonstrates acceptable validity and reliability in the Iranian population. This instrument can effectively measure various aspects of the quality of life in patients with lupus.</p>","PeriodicalId":18044,"journal":{"name":"Lupus","volume":" ","pages":"1502-1510"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142349416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Needs for discharge planning and facilitators-barriers to implementing discharge plans for patients with SLE: A qualitative study.","authors":"Shu-Ting Liu, Xue-Ying Xia, Zi-Cheng Song, Jia-Jia Hu, Wei Zhao","doi":"10.1177/09612033241286991","DOIUrl":"10.1177/09612033241286991","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate the needs of patients with SLE in terms of discharge planning, to outline the practical perspectives of clinical healthcare professionals regarding the enablers and impediments to SLE patients' discharge planning, and to establish a basis for the creation of SLE discharge plans for subsequently diagnosed patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Descriptive qualitative research methodology was used in this study, with the researcher herself as the research instrument. Healthcare professionals formally employed in the rheumatology and immunology department, as well as SLE patients admitted to a tertiary-level hospital in Anhui Province between August and December 2023, were chosen for the study using a purposeful sample technique. In-person, semi-structured in-depth interviews were carried out, and used thematic analysis to analyze the interview data and distil themes.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>A total of 17 patients and 13 healthcare professionals were interviewed. Five themes and sixteen sub-themes in all were extracted: ①the needs of SLE patients for discharge planning; ②the present state of discharge planning implementation; ③factors conducive to the implementation of discharge planning; ④factors hindering the implementation of discharge planning; ⑤recommendations for implementing of discharge planning.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Planning for the discharge of SLE patients is essential, and in order to support patients' successful discharge, management should strengthen training, thoroughly evaluate the needs of SLE patients, and create customized discharge plans.</p>","PeriodicalId":18044,"journal":{"name":"Lupus","volume":" ","pages":"1466-1475"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142290392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LupusPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-10-07DOI: 10.1177/09612033241289489
Connor S Centner, Nicole M Robertson, Jun Kang, Inbal B Sander, Homa Timlin
{"title":"Treatment of discoid lupus with lenalidomide and anifrolumab: Case report and review of the literature.","authors":"Connor S Centner, Nicole M Robertson, Jun Kang, Inbal B Sander, Homa Timlin","doi":"10.1177/09612033241289489","DOIUrl":"10.1177/09612033241289489","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) is a devastating autoimmune disease with few therapies available. For patients with little to no symptom improvement with initial treatment, the literature surrounding further treatment options and their efficacy remains limited. Here we report a 46-year-old patient with lupus and refractory DLE, who failed numerous medications since her initial diagnosis in 2014. She had a robust response to lenalidomide with further improvement after adding anifrolumab (ANI), in conjunction with the standard of care hydroxychloroquine. Furthermore, she was able to taper off steroids without interval flares. The patient has not experienced any major infections since the initiation of treatment. No previous case reports describing outcomes of lenalidomide and ANI have been reported, yet the combinational approach has potential. Future clinical trials are needed to investigate the safety of the combination of lenalidomide and ANI in lupus patients with refractory DLE.</p>","PeriodicalId":18044,"journal":{"name":"Lupus","volume":" ","pages":"1487-1491"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142381224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LupusPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-09-19DOI: 10.1177/09612033241286604
Qianqian Chen, Jiaqi Liu, Keyi Zhou, Xiaojun Kong, Wei Wang
{"title":"Correlation between ABO blood group and clinical characteristics of patients with lupus nephritis.","authors":"Qianqian Chen, Jiaqi Liu, Keyi Zhou, Xiaojun Kong, Wei Wang","doi":"10.1177/09612033241286604","DOIUrl":"10.1177/09612033241286604","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18044,"journal":{"name":"Lupus","volume":" ","pages":"1518-1519"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142290391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LupusPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-10-03DOI: 10.1177/09612033241289806
Shivraj Padiyar, Chandu As, Mahasampath Gowri, John Mathew
{"title":"Does the standard proteinuria cut-off for renal biopsy in lupus nephritis as per the current guidelines hold good for Asian population? A single-centre study from South India.","authors":"Shivraj Padiyar, Chandu As, Mahasampath Gowri, John Mathew","doi":"10.1177/09612033241289806","DOIUrl":"10.1177/09612033241289806","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Current rheumatology and nephrology society guidelines in lupus nephritis do not recommend renal biopsy for proteinuria of less than 500 mg/24 h. This might lead to a significant delay in the early diagnosis of lupus nephritis.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>The main aim of this study is to determine the nature of renal lesions in patients with low-grade proteinuria and to analyze the predictors for clinically significant lupus nephritis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a single-center, retrospective study. All consecutive patients of lupus nephritis, with low-grade proteinuria (200 mg to 500 mg/24 h) undergoing renal biopsy were enrolled in this study. The renal biopsies were classified into significant lesions (Class III/IV/V) and non-significant lesions (Class I and II). Treatment naïve groups and treatment-modified groups were analyzed separately. Predictive factors for significant renal lesions were determined by univariate and multivariate analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We identified 183 patients of lupus with proteinuria between 200 and 500 mg / 24 h. Mean (SD) age was 30.2 (11.39) years with 167 (91.2%) of them being females. The mean (SD) baseline proteinuria was 351.03 (98.1) mg/24 h 85 patients (46.5%) had proliferative lupus nephritis where whereas 17 patients (9.3%) had membranous nephropathy. Crescents and fibrinoid necrosis were seen in 10 (5.46%) and 24 (13.11 %) patients respectively. Isolated proteinuria without any other sediments was seen in 95 patients (51.9%) of which 29 patients had proliferative lupus nephritis. Elevated Anti-double stranded DNA (anti-dsDNA), low C3, low C4 and the presence of urinary sediments were significantly associated with significant renal lesions in biopsy.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Significant renal lesions were seen in around half of the patients with low-grade proteinuria underscoring the importance of performing a renal biopsy in this set of patients. Low C3 and C4, urinary sediments, and elevated anti-dsDNA were predictors for significant renal lesions.</p>","PeriodicalId":18044,"journal":{"name":"Lupus","volume":" ","pages":"1511-1517"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142365752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}