Tacrolimus is an effective treatment for lupus nephritis in pregnancy

Lupus

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1192-1196

  Webster, P ^a   Wardle, A ^a   Bramham, K ^b   Webster, L ^b   Nelson Piercy, C ^b   Lightstone, L ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lupus nephritis; Pregnancy; Tacrolimus

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CREATININE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; REMISSION; CASE REPORT; LUPUS NEPHRITIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LUPUS NEPHRITIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; TACROLIMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84924954824     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: 14770962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961203314540353     Document Type: Article

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