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==Overview==
==Overview==
Renal biopsy may be helpful in the diagnosis of [[Lupus nephritis]].
==Other Diagnostic Studies==
==Other Diagnostic Studies==
===Biopsy===
 
* A kidney biopsy is not used to diagnose lupus nephritis, but to determine what treatment is appropriate.
=== Biopsy ===
* Severity of the disease can be assessed based on the histology of the biopsy specimen.
* [[Renal]] biopsies:<ref name="pmid22977215">{{cite journal |vauthors=Giannico G, Fogo AB |title=Lupus nephritis: is the kidney biopsy currently necessary in the management of lupus nephritis? |journal=Clin J Am Soc Nephrol |volume=8 |issue=1 |pages=138–45 |year=2013 |pmid=22977215 |doi=10.2215/CJN.03400412 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid24969191">{{cite journal |vauthors=Singh A, Ghosh R, Kaur P, Golay V, Pandey R, Roychowdhury A |title=Protocol renal biopsy in patients with lupus nephritis: a single center experience |journal=Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl |volume=25 |issue=4 |pages=801–7 |year=2014 |pmid=24969191 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
** Determining the degree of renal involvement
** Delineating treatment decisions and prognosis in certain clinical scenarios
** Assess activity and damage (i.e., chronicity)
** Helping with classification


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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Omer Kamal, M.D.[2]

Overview

Renal biopsy may be helpful in the diagnosis of Lupus nephritis.

Other Diagnostic Studies

Biopsy

  • Renal biopsies:[1][2]
    • Determining the degree of renal involvement
    • Delineating treatment decisions and prognosis in certain clinical scenarios
    • Assess activity and damage (i.e., chronicity)
    • Helping with classification

References

  1. Giannico G, Fogo AB (2013). "Lupus nephritis: is the kidney biopsy currently necessary in the management of lupus nephritis?". Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 8 (1): 138–45. doi:10.2215/CJN.03400412. PMID 22977215.
  2. Singh A, Ghosh R, Kaur P, Golay V, Pandey R, Roychowdhury A (2014). "Protocol renal biopsy in patients with lupus nephritis: a single center experience". Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 25 (4): 801–7. PMID 24969191.

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