Clinical associations of antiribonucleoprotein antibodies in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Initial presentation of childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: A French multicenter study

“…Despite severe disease activity, CRP level may remain within the reference range, limiting its clinical significance as a marker for disease activity. 22 The measurement of CRP in SLE is a valuable tool for distinguishing infection from SLE exacerbation, except in the presence of serositis 23,24 and severe necrotizing vasculitis. ANA were found in all but 4 children, with titers >1:640 in 92%.…”

Dysphagia: current reality and scope of the problem

“…105,106 Oesophageal dysphagia is uncommon in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and has been reported in 1.5-8.0% of these patients. 107 Although some reports have estimated more prevalent oesophageal symptoms in patients with type 1 diabetes than controls, these reports have not been confirmed by others. 108 The most common oesophageal motility abnormality in these patients is ineffective peristalsis.…”

Concomitant manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus and low-grade non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

“…17,24,25 disease. [40][41][42][43][44][45] Elevated levels are not due to diminished clearance of sIL-2R. 42 sIL-2R levels are elevated in SLE patients This hypothesis is supported by experimental data gained from a murine model 26,27 and an EBV-transformed human cell even without active disease.…”

“…42 sIL-2R levels are elevated in SLE patients This hypothesis is supported by experimental data gained from a murine model 26,27 and an EBV-transformed human cell even without active disease. 44 On the other hand, sIL-2R levels correlate with disease activity in B-NHL 46,47 even though line. 28 In autoimmune MRL/lpr mice, the V gene segments encoding anti-ssDNA antibodies and rheumatoid factors con-CD25 expression in lymphocytes of NHL patients is not different from control individuals.…”