ANA, RF and CRP in Patients with Some of Rheumatic Symptoms

One hundred three patients with Rheumatic Symptoms were included in this study and their sera tested for the presence of Antinuclear Antibody (ANA), Rheumatoid Factor (RF), C- Reactive Protein (CRP). All patients 36, 35% with Systemic Lupus Erythematosis (SLE) had +ve ANA, the remainder 67 patients were with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) (65%), the incidence of SLE was 4:1 female to male while of RA was 2:1. The highest titers of ANA, RF, CRP were in females. In the following age groups (10-14), (15-19) and (35-39) the incidence of SLE were in females only. No male or female with SLE in (40-44), (45-49) or (50-54).