Successful Treatment with Mycophenolate Mofetil and Tacrolimus in Juvenile Severe Lupus Nephritis

• Main Authors: Tomoo Kise (Author), Hiroshi Yoshimura (Author), Shigeru Fukuyama (Author), Masatsugu Uehara (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Lupus nephritis (LN) of juvenile onset often has severe disease presentation. Despite aggressive induction therapy, up to 20% of patients with LN are resistant to initial therapy and up to 44% suffer a renal relapse. However, there is no consensus on an appropriate therapeutic regimen for refractory...