Some clinical features and immunological data in the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up systemic erytheme lupus
- Author:
Pham Van Thuc
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Systemic erythema lupus
- MeSH:
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic;
diagnosis;
Therapeutics;
immunology
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2003;439(1):50-52
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
-
Abstract:
87 subjects aged 10-69 with the diagnosis of systemic erythema lupus-SLE (82.67% female) were treated in Marine Medicine Centre at Hai Phong College of Medicine and Viet Tiep Hospital. The most common age is 20-49 (65.82%). Most common clinical signs are anemia 67.82%, arthritis 65.51%, erythema 64.37%, ulcer of month 32.18%, sensitive to light 27.84%, disk shape erythema 16.09%. The rate of positive antinucleus antibody in SEL is 66.67%, anti ds DNA – 60.92% with the technique of indirect fluorescein using basal subtract as antigene Crithidia lucilae and Hep-2 cells. The value of immunological examination contributes to early diagnosis of SLE with the rate of 83.91%, helping to follow the progress of condition during the management
