Question

Is lupus nephritis a rare disease?

Answer 1

Lupus nephritis:

1. Lupus nephritis is an autoimmune disease.
2. It is an infection of the kidneys.
3. In this disease, the kidneys underway inflammation due to which there is the presence of blood and urea in the urine.
4. This may lead to high blood pressure, impaired kidney function, and even kidney failure.
5. Lupus nephritis is also known as Orphan disease, its epidemiology is 50%-60% in the severe cases of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).