Group | Sex (M:F) | Age | White cell count (10 9/l) | ESR (mm/1st h) | CRP (mg/l) |
Non-viral infection (n=9) | 1:8 | 25.6 (13) | 12.9 (8.8)1-150 | 82.0 (27.7) | 73.7 (78.6) |
Viral infection (n=3) | 1:2 | 25.7 (3.5) | 5.7 (4.9) | 60.0 (49.8) | 39.7 (21.5) |
Lupus flare (n=7) | 0:7 | 33 (8.2) | 3.9 (1.4) | 97.7 (31.5) | 54.7 (61.3) |
Controls (n=11) | 1:10 | 43.2 (13.7) | — | — | — |
↵1-150 p=0.015 compared with the group with lupus flare.