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Treatment response, kidney failure, dialysis dependence and death were reported.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>From 33 cases, a crude annual incidence of 2.44 (95% CI 1.73\u20133.43) per 100,000 population and an age\u2010standardised incidence of 2.37 (95% CI 0.65\u20134.09) per 100,000 population was derived. The median age was 25.7\u2009years (IQR 19.5\u201332) with a predominance of indigenous iTaukei ethnicity (67%). Kidney biopsy with adequate tissue was performed in 24 patients (73%), revealing LN class III in 10 patients (42%) and class IV in 14 patients (58%). Twenty\u2010eight patients (85%) underwent induction immunosuppression, with complete and partial response in 12 patients (43%) and 2 patients (7%) at 12\u2009months, respectively. No factor was found to be significantly associated with complete response at 12\u2009months. At 2\u2009years, 13 patients (39%) had developed kidney failure, 6 of whom commenced dialysis, and 13 patients (39%) had died. The risk of dialysis dependence or death was associated with suboptimal adherence to therapy (OR 12.0, 95% CI 1.23\u2013117, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.028) and 12\u2010month complete response (OR 0.08, 95% CI 0.01\u20130.54, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.005).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Fiji has a high incidence of LN and nearly half of our cohort had either died or were dialysis dependent within 2\u2009years of diagnosis. 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