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Abstract
The study was performed on forty five patients suffering from systemic lupus erythematosus and nineteen apparently healthy persons as a control group. These patients were subgrouped into:
Group A: Patients in remission disease state (17 cases).
Group B: Patients in activity disease state (28 cases).
Complete clinical examination and the following investigations were done.
A. Routine investigations:
1- Peripheral hemogram and erythrocytic sedimentation rate.
2- Kidney function tests & complete urine analysis.
3- Liver function tests.
B. Special investigations:
1- Antinuclear antibodies:
a- Latex agglutination.
b- Immunofluorescence.
2- Anti double stranded DNA
3- C - reactive protein.
4- Complement components:
a- Complement - 3 (C3).
b- Complement - 4 (C4).