“Lupus eritematoso sistèmico con compromiso en la funciòn renal”

Abstract

The present case corresponds to a 16-year-old woman who, after pregnancy, starts with marked proteinuria, without presenting symptoms, being referred to a second level hospital, with suspicion of chronic kidney disease, she enters the Internal Medicine service, where she is valued by Nephrology. Nephrology due to the presence of a marked hematuria, proteinuria and granular cylinders in a woman of childbearing age, suspicion of Lupus Nephropathy, immunology tests are requested reporting a decrease in complement and increase of anti-DNA titers, so it is decided to perform a biopsy , for post-pregnancy immunosuppression management patient underwent percutaneous kidney biopsy reporting Lupus Nephritis G V.