Factors affecting outcome and prognosis in membranous lupus nephropathy

Abstract

With a long follow-up, our study noted a high frequency of transition into PLN in a large cohort of patients with MLN. Steroid usage was not predictive of outcome and did not affect renal survival, a result that must be qualified in light of the highly variable duration of treatments with steroids. The early screening and treatment of PLN is the main benefit of the close follow-up of patients with MLN. Progression to ESRD with only fibrosis remains a rare event.