Abstract:Background: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune multisystem disease with an array of variable presentations in which the kidney is the most affected organ and influences the overall outcome of the patients. Methodology: The study is a case control study conducted on 90 SLE patients diagnosed according to ACR criteria grouped into three subgroups. It aims at evaluating the role of serum tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα), neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet to lymphocyte rat… Show more
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