Outpatient Practice Management Tips: Serological Testing in Connective Tissue Disorders ( Clin Med Res 2005;3:190–193 )
Dana E. Habash-Bseiso, MD; Steven H. Yale, MD†; Ingrid Glurich, PhD and Jerry W. Goldberg, MD
The original article to which this Erratum refers was published in the August 2005 issue of Clinical Medicine & Research (Clin Med Res 2005;3:190–193).
The authors have reported incorrect translations for two abbreviations listed in this article:
“Anti-Sm” was incorrectly translated as “anti-smooth muscle (Sm)” in the text on page 191 and in Table 2 on page 192. Anti-Sm refers to the Smith antigen, an extractable RNP, not smooth muscle antigen. The correct anti-smooth muscle terminology is “anti-SMA” as seen in autoimmune hepatitis.
“ESR” was also incorrectly translated as “estimated sedimentation rate” on page 191. The correct translation is “erythrocyte sedimentation rate.”
The editorial staff apologize for these errors.
†Address correspondence to: Steven H. Yale, MD, FACP, Department of Internal Medicine, Marshfield Clinic, Email: yale.steven@mcrf.mfldclin.edu.