Screening of acute psychiatric admissions for previously undiagnosed systemic lupus erythematosus.
An auto-antibody screen for SLE, which included antinuclear antibodies, was performed on 296 patients admitted to acute psychiatric and psychogeriatric wards. Three cases (1% of those screened) of previously undiagnosed SLE were found, and one patient was found to have autoimmune chronic active hepatitis. An auto-antibody screen may be a useful investigation in psychiatric practice.
Hopkinson
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Department of Immunology, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham.
Bendall
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Powell
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged
D001323:Autoantibodies