Rheumatology

ESRD

Questions discussed in this category

Do you generally prefer to continue hydroxychloroquine in lupus patients who develop ESRD despite the low likelihood of clinically active disease in this patient population?

4 Answers available

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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