A case of systemic lupus erythematosus: continued association of circulating prolactin levels with disease activity over a 4-year follow-up period.
Circulating prolactin levels in a woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were measured over a period of 4 years, and her hyperprolactinemia remained associated with disease activity throughout. Circulating prolactin could thus be a better practical marker than standard parameters such as anti-double-stranded DNA antibodies and serum complement in some patients with SLE.
Sugiura
Kazumitsu
K
Division of Connective Tissue Disease and Autoimmunity, Department of Dermatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan. kazusugi@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Muro
Yoshinao
Y
Watanabe
Akihiro
A
Tomita
Yasushi
Y