Rheumatology

ESRD

Questions discussed in this category

How do you approach “clearing” a patient with SLE and ESRD for renal transplant?

A specific example would be a clinically quiescent but serologically active patient.

1 Answer available

Are there any known contraindications for IL-23 use in patients with psoriatic arthritis and CKD or ESRD?

1 Answer available

Do you use leflunomide in rheumatoid arthritis patients on hemodialysis?

If so, would you adjust the dose?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

Clin Rheumatol, 2012 Nov 22

Leflunomide in dialysis patients with rheumatoid arthritis--a pharmacokinetic study.

Ann Pharmacother,

Effect of hemodialysis on leflunomide plasma concentrations.

Curr Med Chem,

Targeting IL-17 and IL-23 in Immune Mediated Renal Disease.

Pathology, 2017 Mar 11

The role of interleukin-17A in the pathogenesis of kidney diseases.

Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism, 2016 Sep 21

The utility of lupus serology in predicting outcomes of renal transplantation in lupus patients: Systematic literature review and analysis of the Toronto lupus cohort.

Clinical rheumatology, 2018 May 11

Impact of pre-transplant time on dialysis on survival in patients with lupus nephritis.

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