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Systemic lupus erythematosus. Diagnosis and treatment
D S Pisetsky1, G Gilkeson, E W St Clair
1Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
The Medical Clinics of North America
|January 1, 1997
Abstract:
Systemic lupus erythematosus is a multisystem inflammatory disease characterized by antinuclear antibody production. The diagnosis of this disease is established on the basis of a constellation of clinical and serologic features. Therapy is directed to specific disease manifestations and involves an array of anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive agents that are administered judiciously to limit toxicity.