Introduction
kidney failure
KIDNEY FAILURE, DISEASE, SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, RENAL INSUFFICIENCY
LN occurs in about 60% of children with systemic lupus erythematosus (c-SLE), ranging from silent disease to severe renal insufficiency. Despite advances in therapy, morbidity and mortality of LN remain high, leading to kidney failure in 17–25% of patients [