Table 2.
Prevalent causes of admission and treatment outcomes of patients with LN on follow-up in the renal clinic of TASH and SPHMMC from January 1, 2016 to January 1, 2021 (n = 200).
| Category | N | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Causes of admission | Acute kidney injury | 23 | 11.5 |
| Pneumonia | 18 | 9.0 | |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 7 | 3.5 | |
| Deep vein thrombosis | 3 | 1.5 | |
| Anemia | 5 | 2.5 | |
| Abortion | 1 | 0.5 | |
| Anasarca | 3 | 0.5 | |
| Sepsis | 3 | 0.5 | |
| Delivery | 2 | 1.0 | |
| Relapse | 3 | 1.5 | |
| Seizure | 2 | 1.0 | |
| Immune thrombocytopenia | 1 | 0.5 | |
| Peptic ulcer disease | 1 | 0.5 | |
| Hypertensive emergency | 1 | 0.5 | |
| LN treatment outcome | Complete response [CR] | 133 | 66.5 |
| Partial response [PR] | 36 | 18.0 | |
| Non-response [NR] | 31 | 15.5 |