Furthermore, nephrologists are aware from their experience with, for example, IgA nephropathy, that even more-benign processes than the development of lupus nephritis (such as mesangial ...

Scoring systems have been developed to enable estimation of mesangial and interstitial expansion by light microscopy. These scoring systems are relatively easy to use and are highly correlated ...

Lupus nephritis is an inflammatory kidney disease (glomerulonephritis) that develops in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In patients with SLE, the immune system is not properly ...