Remarks on situation of acute renal failure in patients with lupus nephritis treated at Nephrology Department of Bach Mai Hospital from 1992 to 1998

Study on 89 patients with lupus nephritis treated at Bach Mai Hospital from 1992 to 1998. 49.4% patients experienced renal failure when admitting and there was no statistical difference between age groups except to 2 age groups having the highest rate (80.0%) and the lowest rate (33.3%) of renal failure. At the mild degree of renal failure (degree II), the rate of patients with nephrotic syndrome was very high (88%). The rate of patients with nephrotic syndrome was decreased while the degree of renal failure increased. After 1 month of treatments, 38.6% of patients with renal failure had complete or partly recovery of renal function. This rate increased 75% after 2 months of treatment.