A book on lupus nephritis -Pathogenesis to current management edited by me, was launched. Some of the top nephrologists of the country have contributed by way of chapters in the book which should prove to be very useful for clinicians to brush up their knowledge about the latest in the field of lupus nephritis so as to help them in managing their patients suffering from this disease more effectively. Deepu careers some information regarding the new guidelines for making the diagnosis of SLE followed by general principles of the management of SLE.
Further chapters have focussed on information regarding the current concepts of the pathogenesis of lupus nephritis as well as of renal Pathology in lupus nephritis. This has been followed by the management of proliferative lupus nephritis as well as class V membranous lupus nephritis. Subsequent chapters focus on the management of relapsing…