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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2], Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [3]
Overview
If left untreated, [#]% of patients with [disease name] may progress to develop [manifestation 1], [manifestation 2], and [manifestation 3].
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Common complications of [disease name] include [complication 1], [complication 2], and [complication 3].
OR
Prognosis is generally excellent/good/poor, and the 1/5/10-year mortality/survival rate of patients with [disease name] is approximately [#]%.
Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis
Natural History
Lupus nephritis may damage different parts of the kidney. Class I has normal histology and does not show any evidence of disease and class V shows an extensive disease.
- The symptoms of (disease name) usually develop in the first/ second/ third decade of life, and start with symptoms such as ___.
- The symptoms of (disease name) typically develop ___ years after exposure to ___.
- If left untreated, [#]% of patients with [disease name] may progress to develop [manifestation 1], [manifestation 2], and [manifestation 3].
Complications
Possible complications include:
- Interstitial nephritis
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Membranous glomerulonephritis
- Kidney failure - acute and chronic
- End stage renal disease
Prognosis
- The class of lupus nephritis: Focal lupus nephritis, minimal mesangial lupus nephritis and mesangial proliferative lupus nephritis have better prognosis than other classes. And, advanced sclerosis lupus nephritis carries a poor prognosis.
- Nephrotic syndrome carries worse prognosis.
- Creatinine level: Patients with elevated creatinine (>3 mg/dL) at presentation have worse outcomes.
- Patients with persistently elevated anti-dsDNA and low C3 and C4 levels have poorer outcomes.
- Renal biopsy findings showing diffuse lupus nephritis or high chronicity index suggest worse prognosis.
- Young age onset carries worse prognosis.
- Male gender have poorer outcomes than female.
- Black race have worse outcomes than other races.
- Although lupus nephritis may return in a transplanted kidney, it rarely leads to end-stage kidney disease.
- Prognosis is generally excellent/good/poor, and the 1/5/10-year mortality/survival rate of patients with [disease name] is approximately [#]%.
- Depending on the extent of the [tumor/disease progression/etc.] at the time of diagnosis, the prognosis may vary. However, the prognosis is generally regarded as poor/good/excellent.
- The presence of [characteristic of disease] is associated with a particularly [good/poor] prognosis among patients with [disease/malignancy].
- [Subtype of disease/malignancy] is associated with the most favorable prognosis.
- The prognosis varies with the [characteristic] of tumor; [subtype of disease/malignancy] have the most favorable prognosis.