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ArticleInternational journal of pediatrics & adolescent medicine2020

Utility of serum ferritin and soluble interleukin-2 receptor as markers of disease activity in childhood systemic lupus erythematosus.

Nora Almutairi, Alwaleed Aljaser, Abdulaziz Almutairi, Manal Alshaikh, Abdelmoneim Eldali, Sulaiman M Al-Mayouf

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Article in International journal of pediatrics & adolescent medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nora AlmutairiPediatric Rheumatology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Alwaleed AljaserPediatric Rheumatology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz AlmutairiPediatric Rheumatology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Manal AlshaikhPediatric Rheumatology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdelmoneim EldaliPediatric Rheumatology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sulaiman M Al-MayoufPediatric Rheumatology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre · SA

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Abstract

objectiveTo assess the usefulness of serum ferritin and soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2r) levels as markers of disease activity in childhood systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) and their role in screen for subclinical macrophage activation syndrome (MAS). PATIENTS AND

methodsThis is a cross-sectional analysis of prospectively collected data. Consecutive children who met the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) criteria were enrolled between June 2015 and June 2017. All patients interviewed and assessed for disease activity using SLE disease activity index (SLEDAI). Biochemical and serological tests including markers of disease activity and MAS were measured by standard laboratory procedure.

resultsA total of 31 (25 female; 6 male) consecutive cSLE patients with a mean age of 10.6 (±3.2) years were included. The most frequent manifestations were mucocutaneous and musculoskeletal (84%) followed by hematological (64.5%) then renal involvement (58%). Twenty-two patients had active disease (SLEDAI ≥ 4), with a mean of 9.8. Mean serum ferritin and sIL-2r were 555 (±1860) and 2789 (±1299) respectively. Both correlated significantly with leucocyte, platelet count, transferrin, C3 and SLEDAI (

conclusionMeasurement of serum ferritin and sIL-2r might help in assessing disease activity of cSLE. Both might be good screening markers for MAS in cSLE. A larger prospective study is required to allow more definitive conclusions.

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ChildhoodFerritinMacrophage activation syndromeSoluble interleukin-2 receptorSystemic lupus erythematosus

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