Secondary Glomerulonephritis Flashcards
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Renal involvement in sle
persistent proteinuria > 500 mg/dL/day, 3+ on dipstick, cellular urinary casts
Class of SLE: Minimal mesangial LN
Class I
SLE class: Mesangial proliferative LN
Class II
Focal LN
Class 3 (A/C)
Diffuse LN
sclerotic or global
Class 4
Membranous LN
Class V
Advanced sclerosing LN
Class 6, > 90% globally sclerosed without residual activity
wire loop lesions in sle and hyaline thrombi
class 3
subepithelial deposits producing membranous patter
Class V
IF in lupus nephritis
full house - IgG, IgA, IgM, C1q and C3
features of activity index in sle
endocapillary hypercellularity glomerular neutrophil infiltration wire loop deposits fibrinoid necrosis cellular and or fibrocellular crescents interstitial inflammation
most frequent vascular lesion in sle
vascular immune deposition - class 3/4
most commin in active class IV
noninflammatory necrotizing vasculopathy - fibrinoid necrotizing lesion without leukocyte infiltration that narrows or occludes the arteriolar lumen
neonatal lupus antibodies
maternal anti Ro
antihistone antibodies in the absence of antidna antibodies
drug induced lupus
most common cause of death in sle
cardiovascular
first line therapy for severe ln
Cyclophosphamide or mmf
maintenance therapy in sle
azathioprine or mmf
antibodies associated with increased risk of thrombotic events in APS
B2 glycoprotein
most common pattern of glomerular involvement in mctd
membranous nephropathy
sle + scleroderma + polymyositis
Mctd
small vessel vasculitis
pauci immune
Wegeners granulomatosis
Granulomatosis with polyangitis
Churg strauss syndrome
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis