Abstract :
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).
