Diagnostic testing and interpretation of tests for autoimmunity

被引：100

作者：

Castro, Christine ^{[1
]}

Gourley, Mark ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] NIAMSD, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY | 2010年 / 125卷 / 02期

关键词：

Autoimmune; disease; laboratory; inflammatory markers; evaluation; rheumatic; serologies; flow cytometry; HLA; organ specific; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; HEMOLYTIC-ANEMIA;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jaci.2009.09.041

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

Laboratory testing is of great value when evaluating a patient with a suspected autoimmune disease. The results can confirm a diagnosis, estimate disease severity, aid in assessing prognosis and are useful for following disease activity. Components of the laboratory examination include a complete blood count with differential, a comprehensive metabolic panel, measurement of inflammatory markers and autoantibodies, and flow cytometry. This chapter discusses these components and includes a discussion about organ-specific immunologic diseases for which immunologic laboratory testing is used. Comprehensive laboratory evaluation of a suspected autoimmune illness in conjunction with a thorough clinical evaluation provides a better understanding of a patient's immunologic disease. (J Allergy Clin Immunol 2010;125:S238-47.)

引用

页码：S238 / S247

页数：10

共 30 条

[1] Renal biopsy findings predicting outcome in scleroderma renal crisis [J].