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Glomerulonephritis associated with autoimmune disease SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS. Lupus nephritis is histologically classified into 6 classes: class I - normal glomeruli, class II - pure mesangial alterations, class III - focal segmental glomerulonephritis, class IV - diffuse glomerulonephritis, class V - diffuse membranous glomerulonephritis, and class VI - advanced sclerosing glomerulonephritis (The World Health Organization classification 1982).
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- Glomerulonephritis, Lupus
- Lupus Glomerulonephritis
- Nephritis, Lupus
- Glomerulonephritides, Lupus
- Lupus Glomerulonephritides
- Lupus Nephritides
- Nephritides, Lupus
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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- Glomerulonephritis (1966-1986)
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic (1966-1986)
- Nephritis (1966-1986)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Lupus Nephritis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008181. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008181
- Lupus Nephritis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupus_nephritis
- Lupus Nephritis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1621830