Specific objectives of acute glomerulo nephritis?
There are different World Health Organization classifications
for lupus nephritis. A kidney biopsy is required to determine which
classification and which level of disease activity. Different
classifications respond to different treatments. The goals of
treatment in lupus, including lupus nephritis, are to reduce the
symptoms such as inflammation and to prevent permanent or increased
damage. This goal is accomplished through the use of
immunosuppressive medications. In addition to prednisone and
plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine), chemotherapies and biologics are
also used. Since there are different classifications of lupus
nephritis, and since the classification may change in an individual
over time, and since each patient responds differently to these
medications, there is no one answer.