Inflammation from lupus can cause a type of kidney disease called lupus nephritis. Learn more about how lupus affects the kidneys and lupus nephritis. For some people with lupus nephritis, lupus ...

Studies investigating what is damaging the kidney in lupus nephritis point to tubulointerstitial inflammation.

African Americans living with lupus are five times more likely to develop lupus nephritis (LN)—a kidney disorder which can lead to end-stage renal disease—than whites of European descent living with ...