Patient No | SJC (n) | CRP (mg/l) (nv 0–5) | ACA-IgM* (nv <15) | ACA-IgG* (nv <15) | Anti-DNA* (nv <30 IU) | Previous treatment |
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*Units: ACA-IgM, MPLU, international ELISA units for IgM; ACA-IgG, GPLU, international ELISA units for IgG, β2 glycoprotein I dependent; anti-DNA, international ELISA units. | ||||||
MTX, methotrexate; CsA, cyclosporin A; SSZ, sulfasalazine; CH, chloroquine; CTX, cytoxan; GS, gold salts; AZA, azathioprine; SJC, swollen joint count (66 joints). | ||||||
1 | 10 | 105 | <15 | <15 | Neg | MTX, CsA, SSZ |
2 | 51 | 88 | <15 | <15 | Neg | MTX, SSZ |
3 | 27 | 60 | 40 | 23 | Neg | CH, CTX |
4 | 41 | 39 | 16 | <15 | Neg | MTX, CH |
5 | 49 | 137 | <15 | <15 | Neg | MTX, GS |
6 | 32 | 120 | <15 | <15 | Neg | MTX, GS |
7 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 37 | 30 | MTX, AZA |
8 | 6 | 20 | 112 | <15 | Neg | MTX, SSZ, CH |