Lupus Nephritis
What is lupus nephritis?
Lupus nephritis is an inflammation of the kidney caused by systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a disease of the immune system. SLE typically causes harm to the skin, joints, kidneys, and brain.
The causes of SLE are unknown. Many factors may play a role, including
- gender-SLE is more common in women than men
- heredity-a gene passed down by a parent
- infections
- viruses
- environmental causes
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Kidney
- Acidosis
- Alport Syndrome
- Amyloidosis and Kidney Disease
- Analgesic Nephropathy
- Anatomy of the Kidneys
- Anatomy of the Urinary System
- Anemia of Inflammation and Chronic Disease
- Anemia in Kidney Disease and Dialysis
- Basics
- Bedwetting
- Biopsy of the Kidneys
- Biopsy of the Prostate
- Bladder and Urinary Tract
- Bladder Control -Men
- Bladder Control -Women
- Blood in Urine
- Blood Pressure
- Bone Disease of Kidney Failure
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
- Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome
- Children
- Child's Bedwetting
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Complications
- Cystitis
- Cystocele: Fallen Bladder
- Cystoscopy and Ureteroscopy
- Cysts
- Diabetes and Kidney Disease
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Diagnostic Tests
- Dialysis
- Diet for Hemodialysis
- Eat Right to Feel Right on Hemodialysis
- Ectopic Kidney
- End-Stage Renal Disease
- Enuresis in Children
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Erection Problems
- Erection Problems Men
- Fallen Bladder
- Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
- Glomerular Diseases
- Glomerular Filtration Rate
- Glomerulonephritis
- Glomerulosclerosis
- Goodpasture's Syndrome
- Growth Failure in Children With Kidney Disease
- Hematuria: Blood in the Urine
- Hemodialysis
- Hemodialysis Dose and Adequacy
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in Children
- Henoch-Schönlein Purpura
- High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease
- Home Hemodialysis
- Hypertension
- IgA Nephropathy
- Imaging of the Urinary Tract
- Impotence
- Incontinence (all topics)
- Incontinence in Children
- Incontinence in Men
- Incontinence in Women
- Infection (bladder)
- Infection (kidney)
- Interstitial Cystitis
- Kegel Exercises
- Kidney Biopsy
- Kidney Cysts
- Kidney Disease of Diabetes
- Kidney Dysplasia
- Kidney Failure: Choosing a Treatment That's Right for You
- Kidney Failure: What to Expect
- Kidney Function-normal
- The Kidneys and How They Work
- Kidney Stones
- Kidney Stones
- Kidney Stones in Adults
- Kidney Stones: What You Need to Know
- Kidney Transplantation
- Lupus Nephritis
- Medical Tests for Prostate Problems
- Medical Tests of Kidney Function
- Medullary Sponge Kidney
- Membranous Nephropathy
- Minimal Change Disease
- Nephrotic Syndrome in Adults
- Nephrotic Syndrome in Children
- Nerve Disease and Bladder Control
- Neurogenic Bladder
- Nocturnal Enuresis
- Nutrition and Kidney Disease
- Nutrition for Early Chronic Kidney Disease in Adults
- Nutrition for Later Chronic Kidney Disease in Adults
- Nutrition in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease
- Overactive Bladder
- Overview of Kidney Diseases in Children
- Painful Bladder Syndrome
- Painkillers and the Kidneys
- Pelvic Floor Exercises
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Peritoneal Dialysis Dose and Adequacy
- Pessary
- Peyronie's Disease
- Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Kidneys Healthy
- Prostate
- Prostate Enlargement: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
- Prostate Problems
- Prostate Problems: What Men Need to Know
- Prostatitis: Disorders of the Prostate
- Proteinuria
- Pyelonephritis (Kidney Infection) in Adults
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Renal Osteodystrophy
- Renal Tubular Acidosis
- School and Family Problems of Children With Kidney Failure
- Sexual and Urologic Problems of Diabetes
- Simple Kidney Cysts
- Solitary Kidney
- Stress Incontinence
- Tests
- Tests for Kidney Function
- Tests for Prostate Problems
- Tests for Urinary Problems
- Transplantation
- Treatment
- Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure in Children
- Ureteroscopy
- Urethral Stricture
- Urge Incontinence
- Urinary Incontinence in Children
- Urinary Incontinence in Men
- Urinary Incontinence in Women
- Urinary Retention
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Urinary Tract Infections in Adults
- Urinary Tract Infections in Children
- Urinary Tract Infections: What You Need to Know
- Urine Blockage in Newborns
- Urodynamic Testing
- Urostomy and Continent Urinary Diversion
- Vascular Access for Hemodialysis
- Vesicoureteral Reflux
- What I need to know about Bladder Control for Women
- What I need to know about Erection Problems
- What I need to know about Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome
- What I need to know about Kidney Stones
- What I need to know about My Child's Bedwetting
- What I need to know about My Child's Urinary Tract Infection
- What I need to know about Prostate Problems
- What I need to know about Urinary Tract Infections
- Your Kidneys and How They Work
- Your Urinary System and How It Works
Digestive Diseases
- Abdominal Adhesions
- Alagille Syndrome
- Anal and Rectal Problems
- Anatomic Problems of the Colon
- Appendicitis
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Bacteria and Foodborne Illness
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Basics
- Biliary Atresia
- Bleeding in the Digestive Tract
- Bowel and Intestines
- Bowel Diversion Surgeries
- Celiac Disease
- Children and Digestive Problems
- Chronic Hepatitis C
- Cirrhosis
- Cirrhosis (Primary Biliary)
- Collagenous Colitis
- Colonoscopy
- Colostomy
- Constipation
- Constipation in Children
- Continent Ileostomy
- Crohn's Disease
- Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
- Delayed Gastric Emptying (Gastroparesis)
- Dermatitis Herpetiformis
- Diagnostic Tests
- Diarrhea
- Digestion (normal)
- Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcers
- Dyspepsia
- Endoscopy
- ERCP
- Esophagus
- Fecal Incontinence
- Flatulence
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- Food Poisoning
- Foodborne Illness
- Gallbladder
- Gallstones
- Gas, Heartburn, and Indigestion
- Gas in the Digestive Tract
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Gastroesophageal Reflux in Children and Adolescents
- Gastroesophageal Reflux in Infants
- Gastroparesis
- H. pylori and Peptic Ulcer
- Heartburn
- Hemochromatosis
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis
- Hernia
- Hiatal Hernia
- Hirschsprung Disease
- Ileoanal Reservoir Surgery
- Ileostomy
- Incontinence, Fecal
- Indigestion
- Inguinal Hernia
- Intestinal Adhesions
- Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Children
- Lactose Intolerance
- Liver
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Transplantation
- Lower GI Series
- Lymphocytic Colitis
- Menetrier Disease
- Milk, Problems Digesting
- Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
- NSAIDs and Peptic Ulcers
- Ostomy
- Pancreas
- Pancreatitis
- Peptic Ulcers
- Porphyria
- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC)
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Proctitis
- Pseudo-Obstruction
- Rapid Gastric Emptying
- Short Bowel Syndrome
- Sigmoidoscopy
- Smoking and Your Digestive System
- Stomach
- Stomach Ulcers
- Tests
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Ulcers
- Upper GI Endoscopy
- Viral Gastroenteritis
- Viral Hepatitis: A through E and Beyond
- Virtual Colonoscopy
- What I need to know about Constipation
- What I need to know about Hirschsprung Disease
- Whipple's Disease
- Why does milk bother me? (lactose intolerance)
- Wilson Disease
- Your Digestive System and How It Works
- Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
Laser Eye Surgery
- Laser eye surgery FAQS
- PhotoRefractive Keratectomy
- LASer In situ Keratomileusis
- Wavefront LASIK
- Intralase
- Epi-LASIK
- LASEK
- Photo-Therapeutic Keratectomy
- Laser Thermokeratoplasty
- Radial Keratotomy
- Astigmatic Keratotomy
- Intra-Corneal ring Segments
- Conductive Keratoplasty
- Cataract Extraction
- Clear Lens Extraction
- Implantable Contact Lenses
- Cross Linking
- Blended Vision
- PRELEX
