Interventions for renal vasculitis in adults
Giles Walters, Narelle S Willis, Tess E Cooper, Jonathan C. Craig
Abstract
Renal vasculitis presents as rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis and comprises of a group of conditions characterised by acute kidney injury (AKI), haematuria and proteinuria. Treatment of these conditions involve the use of steroid and non-steroid agents in combination with plasma exchange. Although immunosuppression overall has been very successful in treatment of these conditions, many questions remain unanswered in terms of dose and duration of therapy, the use of plasma exchange and the role of new therapies. This 2019 publication is an update of a review first published in 2008 and updated in 2015.
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MedicineRelative riskVasculitisInternal medicineMEDLINEProteinuriaImmunosuppressionConfidence intervalClinical trialMeta-analysisRandomized controlled trialPsychological interventionIntensive care medicineKidney diseaseDiseaseKidneyLawPolitical sciencePsychiatryVasculitis and related conditionsSarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity ResearchRenal Diseases and Glomerulopathies