1.
J Ultrasound Med
; 6(2): 75-9, 1987 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3550130
ABSTRACT
The value of sonography in the evaluation of patients with lupus nephritis has been limited to determination of location and size of the kidneys and the exclusion of hydronephrosis; quantitative estimation of the severity of renal compromise by sonographic appearance is less accurate than laboratory tests. Similarly, the lack of specificity of the sonographic changes in most nephritities makes sonography a poor predictor of the underlying etiology. We report a previously undescribed sonographic pattern first recognized in two cases of proven lupus nephritis. We successfully used this pattern to predict the presence of "silent" lupus nephritis in a previously undiagnosed case of systemic lupus erythematosus.
Subject(s)
Lupus Nephritis/diagnosis , Ultrasonography , Adult , Biopsy , Female , Humans , Kidney Glomerulus/pathology , Lupus Nephritis/physiopathology
2.
J Clin Ultrasound
; 14(6): 458-60, 1986.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3091647
3.
Radiol Technol
; 43(5): 259-69, 1972 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-4677633