Drugs Systemic Diseases and the Kidney

We are pleased to present to our readers the proceedings of th Third Bari Seminars in Nephrology. The tDpic f these proceedi gs deals with effects of drugs and o: .yst el'll C ct i se;'Isc;- an the Id dney. Tho B?rj S jnar5 in Nephr logy are bi-annual meetings tt Dd k) D large international audience comprised of clinicians-scientist in the various displines of phrnlDgy nnrl rQlated fi ld$. The ne t Bari S mjnar5 of Nephrology will take place i" npril 19qn nd thp theme of the gathering will be Interstitial Nephritidies and Obstructive Uropathy. We are indc-bted for the goner-ells financial support of the Centro N:: I innalC' ti 'll '", Pichp.rche, Italy. Alberto Amerio Pasquale Coratelli Vito M. Campese Shaul G. Massry vii CONTENTS Lupus Nephritis: Pathogenesis, Course and Management .-..-.... 3 James E. Balow Prognostic Determinants in Lupus Nephritis ...-.........- 17 P. Coratelli, R. Rizzi, G. Pannarale, A. Ramunni M. Giannattasio, and G. Passavanti Thrombotic Microangiopathy in Lupus Nephritis . - - . . 35 . M.T. Porri, M.I. Quarenghi, F. Ferrario G. Colasanti, R. Rossi, E. Schiaffino, G. Toia, and G. D'Amico Vasculitis and the Kidney . - . . . - . . . . . . - - - 41 .