11/01/2025
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can cause problems in the skin, joints, and other organs, including the kidneys. In collaboration with LUPUS UK, we spoke to Karisse, Stuart, Sara, Michelle and Gillian, who are all living with chronic kidney disease and lupus. Click here to read their stories: https://kidneycareuk.org/kidney-disease-information/your-stories/living-with-lupus/
Around 60% of lupus patients will develop lupus nephritis at some point during their illness. In lupus nephritis the body’s immune system attacks the kidney, particularly the filtering structures in the kidney called glomeruli (there are around a million of these in the kidneys), causing inflammation.
If this is left untreated, the inflammation can progress to cause scarring and kidney failure, however treatments can help avoid this. To find out more information on symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of lupus nephritis, visit our website: https://kidneycareuk.org/kidney-disease-information/kidney-conditions/lupus-nephritis/
