Tag: Lupus nephritis

Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal helminth that spreads through the skin and is found in tropical and subtropical rural areas. The pulmonary disease produced by the parasite is most usually asymptomatic to mild disease in immunocompetent patients, but it can be life-threatening in immunocompromised subjects. Steroids and Cyclophosphamide were...

Lupus nephritis is one of the most severe Systemic Lupus Erythematosus features, defining treatment modality and prognosis. Our retrospective study, including 178 patients treated for lupus nephritis during 23 years with mostly cyclophosphamide-based initial regimens followed by azathioprine or mycophenolic acid, demonstrates 84.8% of renal response with 19.2% of...