Diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis is a type of glomerulonephritis that is the most serious form of renal lesions in SLE and is also the most common, occurring in 35% to 60% of patients.
Focal proliferative nephritis is a type of glomerulonephritis seen in 20% to 35% of cases of SLE, classified as type III SLE.
Minimal mesangial glomerulonephritis is a type of glomerulonephritis is seen in 10% to 25% of SLE cases, and is associated with mild clinical symptoms.