title: Screening of acute psychiatric admissions for previously undiagnosed systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham.
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Hopkinson
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bendall
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Powell
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies