Case Report
The Coexistence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Thyrotoxicosis: The Diagnostic Value of Antihistone Antibodies
Table 1
Clinical symptoms and laboratory data in four patients with thyrotoxicosis.
| | Clinical symptoms for thyrotoxicosis | T3/FT3 | T4/FT4 | Clinical symptoms for SLE | ANA | Sm Ab* | RNP Ab | ds DNA Ab | histone Ab |
| | 1 | Diffuse goiter, exophthalmus, tachycardia, moist skin, weight loss | 6.8 | 183 | Polyserositis | — | − | − | − | + | | 2 | Diffuse goiter, tachycardia, moist skin | 8 | 115 | Pericarditis, photosensitivity, arthralgia, alopecia areata, malar rash | 1 : 640 | + | − | + | − | | 3 | Tachycardia, tremor, diffuse goiter, weakness | 11 | 60 | No | 1 : 160 | − | − | + | + | | 4 | Weakness, tachycardia, diffuse goiter, tremor, exophthalmus | 6 | 9.5 | Alopecia areata, photosensitivity | 1 : 160 | − | − | − | + |
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*Ab: antibodies.
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