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. 1985 Apr;44(4):260-1.
doi: 10.1136/ard.44.4.260.

Serum C-reactive protein measurement in the detection of intercurrent infection in Oriental patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

C R Hind, S C Ng, P H Feng, M B Pepys

Serum C-reactive protein measurement in the detection of intercurrent infection in Oriental patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

C R Hind et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 1985 Apr.

Abstract

In a prospective study serum C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations were measured during 28 febrile episodes in 27 Oriental patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Although active SLE was associated with only a modest rise in serum CRP level, intercurrent infection provoked substantially higher levels. Serum CRP thus provides a sensitive objective test for this complication in SLE patients of all ethnic groups.

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