Table 3.
Anti-double- | Steroid | Karnofsky | Side effects | |||||
Follow-up | stranded DNA: | dosage | score | during | ||||
Patient* | (months) | ANA† | ELISA†‡ (iU/ml) | Scl 70† | (mg/day)†§ | (%)† | Skin score† | immunoablation |
5 | 13 | 5120 | 2.8 | + | Refused | 60 | 19 | SIRS¶: WHO grade II |
Female/23 years/ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | steroids | ↓ | ↓ | Isolated reduction of | |
1987 | 2560 | None | + | 60 | 19 | F VII to 3% (Q 21%) | ||
6 | 6 | 5120 | None | + | 20 | 70 | 30 | SIRS¶: WHO grade II |
Male/25 years/ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ||
1995 | 2560 | None | + | 20 | 70 | 30 | ||
7 | None | 2560 | None | + | 30 | 40 | 32 | Fluid retention during |
Female/45 years/ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | preparative regimen | |
1996 | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE |
*Characteristics: sex/age/year of diagnosis. † Values above the arrow represent the admission values and those below the arrow represent the present status. ‡ELISA cut-off was 118 iU/ml. §Doses corresponding to prednisolone equivalents. ¶SIRS due to application of cyclophosphamide and ATG. ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; F VII, blood clotting factor VII; NE, not evaluable; Q, Quick's value (reciprocal value of prothrombin time of the test sample compared with that of normal plasma as percentage); SIRS, systemic inflammatory response syndrome; WHO, World Health Organization.