Table 2 Characteristics of seven women with systemic lupus erythematosus and the number of male cells found in their organ specimens.
| Children | Blood transfusion | Anti‐ sDNA antibodies | Immunosuppressive therapy | Lupus nephritis class | Heart | Lung | Kidney | Liver | Spleen | Skin | Thyroid | Lymph node | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient 1 | 0 | NA | +ve | Yes, but specific drugs unknown | II + V | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | NA |
| Patient 2 | 0 | No | +ve | PR, HC, CY (1 shot) | No lupus nephritis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | 1 |
| Patient 3 | 0 | Yes | −ve | PR and HC | III (A/C) | 2 | NA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | NA |
| Patient 4 | 0 | No | −ve | PR and AZ | II | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | NA | NA |
| Patient 5 | 2 | Yes | +ve | PR and AZ | II | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patient 6 | 2 | Yes | −ve | PR, AZ, CY (1 shot) and IG (2 days) | III (A) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Patient 7 | 2 | Yes | NA | PR and CY | V | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NA, not applicable.
Immunosuppressive therapy ever had: PR, prednisone; HC, hydroxychloroquine; CY, cyclophosphamide; AZ, azathioprine; IG, immunoglobulins.