Abstract
Anti-cardiolipin antibodies (ACA) were investigated in the serum of 79 patients with lupus erythematosus by means of ELISA method. 34 patients (43%) had ACA in their serum. 63.6% of the patients with ACA had 4 or more ARA criteria and 75% of them had malar rash. None of our patients had the 'anti-cardiolipin antibodies syndrome' but three of them with thrombocytopenia had ACA.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5-7 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia |
| Volume | 124 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| Publication status | Published - 1989 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Dermatology