A 32-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus develops biopsy-proven class IV lupus nephritis with active proliferative lesions. Which inducti...

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A 32-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus develops biopsy-proven class IV lupus nephritis with active proliferative lesions. Which induction therapy is most appropriate?

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High-dose intravenous methylprednisolone pulses followed by mycophenolate mofetil

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Low-dose oral prednisolone alone

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NSAIDs only

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Hydroxychloroquine monotherapy

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No immunosuppressive therapy

au-racp MCQ (SBA): Systemic lupus nephritis induction therapy

A 32-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus develops biopsy-proven class IV lupus nephritis with active proliferative lesions. Which induction therapy is most appropriate?