Renal thrombotic microangiopathy associated to worse renal prognosis in Lupus Nephritis.

CONCLUSIONS: The classical clinical TMA criteria were unable to predict the presence of tissue TMA, suggesting a probably renal-limited TMA that may occur independently of systemic evident factors. Therefore, renal biopsy remains the critical method for diagnosing an important prognostic feature.
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Source: Journal of Nephrology - February 11, 2021 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Strufaldi FL, Menezes Neves PDMM, Dias CB, Yu L, Woronik V, Cavalcante LB, Malheiros DMAC, Jorge LB Tags: J Nephrol Source Type: research