SIGNIFICANCE OF C-REACTIVE PROTEIN ELEVATION IN THE PRETREATMENT STAGE OF SYSTEMIC LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS
SIGNIFICANCE OF C-REACTIVE PROTEIN ELEVATION IN THE PRETREATMENT STAGE OF SYSTEMIC LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS
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DOI:
10.3109/03009748109095302
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发表时间:
1981-01-01
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
HORIGUCHI, T
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作者:
INOUE, T;KANAYAMA, Y;HORIGUCHI, T
The significance of C-reactive protein (CRP) elevation in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in the pretreatment stage was assessed with reference to other laboratory data obtained simultaneously. Sixteen of 31 cases were CRP-positive and the CRP-positive group contained significantly more cases with urinary cellular casts and with a high anti-DNA antibody titer, compared with the CRP-negative group. CRP in patients with SLE, as measured at the time of the 1st consultation, may reflect the severity of the disease. This includes those cases complicated by nephropathy.