Long-term outcomes and associated prognostic risk factors of childhood-onset lupus nephritis

Background: This study investigated the clinical characteristics and kidney outcomes of childhood-onset lupus nephritis (LN), and risk factors associated with prognosis.

Methods: We enrolled 216 patients with histologically diagnosed LN during childhood. The Korean Society of Pediatric Nephrology organized a retrospective cohort study of childhood-onset LN in 13 major pediatric nephrology centers in South Korea.

Results: The mean age at kidney biopsy was 13.2 ± 3.22 years. The main forms of presentation were nephrotic syndrome and/or hematuria in 152 patients (70.4%), and the most common histological finding was World Health Organization (WHO) class IV in 138 patients (63.9%), followed by WHO class III in 34 patients (15.7%). In the outcome analysis, the mean follow-up period of the patients was 7.8 ± 5.11 years. At last follow-up, 32 patients (14.8%) developed advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD). Male sex and failure to achieve remission at 12 months of treatment were significant risk factors for developing advanced CKD (hazard ratio of 2.57 and 2.29, respectively).

Conclusion: Our study demonstrated the clinical characteristics and long-term outcomes of patients with childhood-onset LN. Male sex and failure to achieve remission in the first year of treatment were predictive of advanced CKD. Therefore, prompt awareness and close monitoring of these high-risk patients are needed, which may further improve the prognosis of children with LN.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

Enthalten in:

Kidney research and clinical practice - (2023) vom: 18. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Park, Eujin [VerfasserIn]
Jung, Jiwon [VerfasserIn]
Min, Jeesu [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Hyeonju [VerfasserIn]
Park, Min Ji [VerfasserIn]
Song, Ji Yeon [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Ji Hyun [VerfasserIn]
Jang, Kyung Mi [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Eun Mi [VerfasserIn]
Ahn, Yo Han [VerfasserIn]
Cho, Min Hyun [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Joo Hoon [VerfasserIn]
Park, Young Seo [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Soon Chul [VerfasserIn]
Park, Se Jin [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Jung Won [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Kee Hyuck [VerfasserIn]
Pai, Ki Soo [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Hee Gyung [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Seong Heon [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chronic renal insufficiency
Journal Article
Lupus nephritis
Pediatrics
Prognosis

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Date Revised 26.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.23876/j.krcp.23.032

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366387774