SERUM C-REACTIVE PROTEIN MEASUREMENT IN THE DETECTION OF INTERCURRENT INFECTION IN ORIENTAL PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS
SERUM C-REACTIVE PROTEIN MEASUREMENT IN THE DETECTION OF INTERCURRENT INFECTION IN ORIENTAL PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS
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DOI:
10.1136/ard.44.4.260
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发表时间:
1985-01-01
影响因子:
27.4
通讯作者:
PEPYS, MB
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作者:
HIND, CRK;NG, SC;PEPYS, MB
In a prospective study serum C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations were measured during 28 febrile episodes in 27 Oriental patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Although active SLE was associated with only a modest rise in serum CRP level, intercurrent infection provoked substantially higher levels. Serum CRP provides a sensitive objective test for this complication in SLE patients of all ethnic groups.