Lupus Nephritis Patients with ANCA Antibodies Have More Aggressive Kidney Disease, Case Report Suggests
Lupus nephritis patients positive for ANCA antibodies show mixed symptoms of systemic lupus erythematosus and ANCA-associated vasculitis, culminating in aggressive kidney disease that does not respond well to remission-inducing therapies, a case report suggests. The study, “Rapid progression to end‐stage renal disease in a young female with mixed…