Is it useful to measure serum ferritin level in systemic lupus erythematosus patients?
| Autor: | Tayseer M. Khedr, Heba Ramadan, Nadia M Ismail, Eman R. Badawy, Nada M. Gamal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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lcsh:Immunologic diseases. Allergy
030203 arthritis & rheumatology medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Serum ferritin level Inflammation Severe activity Malignancy medicine.disease Gastroenterology Dyscrasia 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Rheumatology Internal medicine Inflammatory marker medicine Serum iron In patient 030212 general & internal medicine medicine.symptom lcsh:RC581-607 skin and connective tissue diseases business |
| Zdroj: | Egyptian Rheumatologist, Vol 42, Iss 1, Pp 17-21 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1110-1164 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ejr.2019.04.007 |
| Popis: | Background: Serum ferritin is elevated due to various conditions as inflammation and malignancy and could be up regulated in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Aim of work: To evaluate serum ferritin level in SLE patients and correlate it with different clinical and laboratory parameters as well as disease activity. Patients and methods: The study was carried out on 46 SLE patients and 20 matched controls. SLE Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI) was assessed and patients subdivided into severe (SLEDAI ≥ 11) and mild to moderate (SLEDAI |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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