WCN23-0683 CLINICAL AND HISTOPATHOLOGICAL PROFILE OF SIX LUPUS NEPHRITIS CASES AT A TERTIARY REFERRAL CENTRE IN DAR-ES-SALAAM, TANZANIA
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) frequently complicates into Nephritis (LN). At the time of diagnosis, a large proportion patients with SLE exhibit some form renal involvement. Even though African origin have higher incidence developing lupus nephritis as well presenting more severe underlying histopathology, there is limited data available on clinical characteristics and patterns in Tanzania.
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عنوان ژورنال: Kidney International Reports
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2468-0249']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2023.02.168