Interleukin 2 deficiencies in rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus
β Scribed by N. Miyasaka; T. Nakamura; I.J. Russell; N. Talal
- Book ID
- 118374387
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 567 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1090-2341
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In order to study the role of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in inflammatory disease we monitored plasma levels of IL-6 and acute phase proteins such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and renin substrate (RS) in patients with reactive arthritis (ReA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE
illustrates the difficulty we have in placing diagnostic labels on patients with rheumatic complaints. The following case emphasizes this point even further. A 42-year-old gentleman presented in March 1977 with a 10-year history of "rheumatoid arthritis." He admitted to morning stiffness that laste