Published data indicate that for patients who have lupus, monitoring for kidney disease—even in the absence of pain—is important.
“In our study, most lupus patients with kidney disease did not have any other lupus symptoms and similarly did not report decreased quality of life,” said study author Philip M. Carlucci, MD, a resident physician at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, in New York City. “This suggests that lupus patients may not ‘feel’ potentially