High C-reactive protein response in lupus polyarthritis
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Moutsopoulos, H. M.
Mavridis, A. K.
Acritidis, N. C.
Avgerinos, P. C.
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peer-reviewed
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Clin Exp Rheumatol
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Five out of 6 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and chronic polyarthritis were found to have significantly raised (greater than 20 mg/l.) C-reactive protein (CRP) levels. In contrast, slight elevations in CRP levels were present in only 5 of 16 SLE patients without chronic polyarthritis. Thus, an elevated CRP level might be a distinctive feature of SLE patients with chronic polyarthritis.
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Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Arthritis/*blood, Blood Sedimentation, C-Reactive Protein/*analysis, Chronic Disease, Female, Humans, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/*blood, Male, Middle Aged, Rheumatoid Factor/analysis, Synovitis/blood
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6681126
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en
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Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας. Τμήμα Ιατρικής