Table 1.
Characteristics of 35 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
| Patient | Sex | Years since diagnosis | Symptoms | Dosage of prednisolone mg/day | SLEDAI | |
| Before | After | |||||
| SR group | ||||||
| 1 | F | 7 | Abnormal serological data, fever | 55 | 8 | 8 |
| 2 | F | 0 | Abnormal serological data, fever, erythra, arthritis | 50 | 12 | 12 |
| 3 | F | 0.25 | Abnormal serological data, fever, proteinuia, defluvium | 65 | 13 | 11 |
| 4 | F | 20 | Abnormal serological data, erythra, pleurisy | 40 | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | F | 0.25 | Abnormal serological data, arthritis, defluvium | 55 | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | F | 0 | Abnormal serological data, erythra, defluvium, pyuria | 60 | 14 | 14 |
| 7 | F | 0 | Abnormal serological data, erythra, arthritis, pyuria | 65 | 16 | 16 |
| 8 | F | 2 | Abnormal serological data, erythra | 55 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | M | 3.8 | Abnormal serological data, fever, erythra | 50 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | F | 1.3 | Abnormal serological data, GN | 65 | 12 | 12 |
| 11 | F | 0.42 | Abnormal serological data, erythra, pyuria | 60 | 10 | 10 |
| 12 | F | 4.08 | Abnormal serological data, haematuria, proteinuia | 60 | 12 | 11 |
| 13 | F | 14 | Abnormal serological data, GN | 60 | 10 | 10 |
| 14 | F | 0 | Abnormal serological data, fever, erythra, pyuria | 60 | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | F | 1.3 | Abnormal serological data, fever, erythra, pyuria | 60 | 13 | 13 |
| 16 | F | 0 | Abnormal serological data, fever, defluvium, erythra | 60 | 10 | 10 |
| 17 | F | 12 | Abnormal serological data, fever, pleurisy, haematuria, proteinuia, pyuria | 60 | 20 | 20 |
| SS group | ||||||
| 18 | F | 0 | Abnormal serological data, haematuria, proteinuia, pyuria, pleurisy | 60 | 19 | 8 |
| 19 | F | 5 | Abnormal serological data, haematuria, proteinuia, pyuria | 60 | 18 | 10 |
| 20 | F | 0 | Abnormal serological data, hematuria, proteinuia, CNS | 70 | 22 | 10 |
| 21 | F | 0.08 | Abnormal serological data, haematuria, proteinuria, red blood cell casts | 60 | 18 | 13 |
| 22 | F | 0 | Abnormal serological data, haematuria, proteinuria | 60 | 14 | 8 |
| 23 | F | 25 | Abnormal serological data, haematuria, proteinuria, Pe, erythra, pleurisy | 60 | 20 | 10 |
| 24 | F | 5 | Abnormal serological data, PHT | 65 | 14 | 7 |
| 25 | M | 0 | Abnormal serological data, fever, defluvium | 55 | 9 | 5 |
| 26 | M | 0.08 | Abnormal serological data, GN | 65 | 12 | 9 |
| 27 | F | 3 | Abnormal serological data, GN | 60 | 10 | 2 |
| 28 | F | 0.08 | Abnormal serological data, fever, erythra, defluvium | 65 | 11 | 7 |
| 29 | F | 5 | Abnormal serological data, fever, haematuria, proteinuia, pyuria | 65 | 18 | 10 |
| 30 | F | 1 | Abnormal serological data, fever, erythra | 55 | 9 | 5 |
| 31 | F | 6.2 | Abnormal serological data, fever, haematuria | 60 | 11 | 5 |
| 32 | M | 0 | Abnormal serological data, fever, proteinuia, defluvium | 65 | 12 | 5 |
| 33 | F | 0 | Abnormal serological data, fever, arthritis, proteinuia, pyuria | 65 | 16 | 11 |
| 34 | F | 1.5 | Abnormal serological data, fever, erythra, defluvium | 65 | 11 | 5 |
| 35 | F | 3 | Abnormal serological data, fever, Pe, arthritis, erythra | 65 | 17 | 8 |
CNS = central nervous system; F = female; GN = glomerulonephritis; M = male; PHT = pulmonary artery hypertension; Pe = pericarditis; SLE = systemic lupus erythematosus; SLEDAI = SLE Disease Activity Index; SR = steroid-resistant; SS = steroid-sensitive.