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Table 1 Sustained improvement at 12 and 60 months

From: Prolonged improvement of childhood onset systemic lupus erythematosus following systematic administration of rituximab and cyclophosphamide

 

Month 0

Month 12

Month 60

Prednisone (mg/day)

29.7 ± 24ṩ

12.7 ± 4.1#

7.0 ± 2.5*

C3 (mg/ml)

55.5 ± 27

113 ± 32**

107.5 ± 36**

ESR (mm/hr)

42.3 ± 27

17.8 ± 22*

11.8 ± 12**

Hb (gms/dl)

11.3 ± 1.8

12.1 ± 1.7#

13.2 ± 1.4#

SLEDAI

10.10 ± 5.9

1.0 ± 1.8*

0*

IgG (mgs/ml)

1272 ± 526

819 ± 200*

977 ± 505*

IgM (mgs/ml)

107 ± 52

45 ± 24*

51 ± 28#

  1. ṩAll values represent mean ±1 Standard deviation.
  2. #p<0.05 *p<0.005 **p<0.001.
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Pediatric Rheumatology

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