Journal article

LUPUS HAS HIGHER GLOMERULAR AND TUBULAR PATHOLOGY SEVERITY INDEX THAN NON-LUPUS NEPHROTIC SYNDROME

dr. Reny Duarsa Ni Wayan Winarti I GDE RAKA WIDIANA

Volume : 4 Nomor : 7 Published : 2019, July

Kidney International Reports

Abstrak

Lupus isamultisystemicdiseasewhereitinfluences many organs includingthekidneysthroughproductionofautoantibodiesand immune complexformationwhichresultsinproteinuriaandnephrotic syndrome. Renalpathologyabnormalitiesmaybemoresevereinlupus involvement. Thestudyaimedtocompareseverityofpathologiclesions among compartmentsinkidneytissuebetweenlupusandnon-lupusNS (nephrotic syndrome)patients.