Lupus Nephritis

by Edmund J. Lewis, Melvin M. Schwartz, Stephen M. Korbet

Severe inflammation of the kidney can indicate the serious, negative prognosis of lupus nephritis when present in conjunction with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a chronic autoimmune connective tissue disease that can affect any part of the body, most often harming the heart, joints,
skin, lungs, blood vessels, liver, kidneys, and nervous system. This book pulls together in one comprehensive reference the current knowledge regarding the inherited...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199568057
• ISBN13: 9780199568055
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"