The remaining intact nephrons will compensate by experiencing cellular hypertrophy. This growth process will enable them to accept larger blood volumes for clearances resulting in the exertion of greater solute levels, thus compensation results. The patient is usually problem free. It is characterized by deposits of immune reactants in different sites along the nephron. There are many different forms of lupus nephritis each with its own characteristics.
Treatment is based on the severity and progression of the disease.
Many tests are used to follow the course of acute episodes and are used as a guideline to therapy. No one test is specific enough to be used individually. Frequently the term Goodpasture's is used in a purely clinical sense without reference to pathology or immunopathology. The disease is most common in young adult males but occurs at any age. All rights reserved.