29 December 2023: Articles
Recurrent Temporal Infections: The Link to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Adverse events of drug therapy, Clinical situation which can not be reproduced for ethical reasons
Syafiqah Aina Shuhardi B , Mohd Shahrir Mohamed Said B , Thean Yean Kew B , Roszalina Ramli A*DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.942163
Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e942163
Table 1. Results from the immunological tests.
| Test | Result | Normal range |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-smooth muscle antibody | Negative | Negative |
| Complement 3 | 26.7 | (39–180) mg/dL |
| Complement 4 | 8.24 | (10–40) mg/dL |
| Rheumatoid factor | Negative | Negative |
| Antinuclear antibody | Positive | Negative |
| Antinuclear antibody titer | 1/640 | Negative |
| Anti-double-stranded DNA | Positive | Negative |
| Anti-dsDNA titer | 352.98 IU/mL | |
| Extractable nuclear antibodies | Positive | Negative |
| SmD | Equivocal | Negative |
| Ribonucleoprotein-70k | Positive | Negative |
| Ribonucleoprotein-A | Positive | Negative |
| Ribonucleoprotein-C | Positive | Negative |
| SSA/Ro52 | Negative | Negative |
| SSA/Ro60 | Positive | Negative |
| SSB/La | Negative | Negative |
| Cenp-B | Negative | Negative |
| Topo-1/Scl-70 | Negative | Negative |
| Anti-ribosomal ribonucleoprotein | Positive | Negative |
| Histone equivocal SmB | – | Negative |
| Jo-1/HRS | Negative | Negative |