Treatment Options In Goodpastures.

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Published: October 14, 2009

Overview of Goodpastures Syndrome.
A rapidly progressive form of kidney disease associated with antibodies directed against the structural components of the functional subunits of the kidney and the lung. The disease therefore gives rise to both lung and kidney pathology a situation termed pulmonary renal syndrome.
The exact cause is unknown. It is considered an [...]

Lupus and Kidney disease..What is Lupus Nephritis?

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Published: October 11, 2009

Lupus nephritis an ominous name for a condition that most people would not have heard of. Chances are if you know the entity to which I am referring you either have this disease or know someone who does.
Lupus nephritis is the name given to inflammation of the kidney because of lupus. There are several flavors [...]

Patient Education: What is the link between Lupus and Kidney disease.

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Published: August 11, 2009

Systemic lupus is a disease whose exact cause remains elusive to modern medical research. What is known about lupus is that it is a disease that turns the normal immune system against itself and the rest of the body. The immune system contains several different type of cells. The B and T cells are the [...]

New drugs: A New Option for Lupus Induced Kidney Disease

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Published: August 7, 2009

A new study published in March 2009 comparing the standard treatment of lupus nephritis i.e corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide vs rituximab was published in the clinical journal of the american society of nephrology.

Cyclophosphamide is considered a main stay of chemotherapy where it functions as an ” alkylating agent” which is simply a way to express [...]