Table 1.
Antibody profile of the three cases with lupus myelitis
| Case | ANA | dsDNA | DNA | RNP | Sm | SSA | SSB | aCL | aCLB2GP1 | LA | BFP | DCT | AQP4 | RP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+) | (−) | (−) | (+) | (+) | (+) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | NA |
| 2 | (+) | (+) | NA | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | NA | (+) | (+) | (+) | NA | (−) | (−) |
| 3 | (+) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (+) | (+) | (+) | (−) | NA | NA | NA |
ANA: anti-nuclear antibody; dsDNA: anti-double-strand deoxyribonucleic acid antibody; DNA: anti-deoxyribonucleic acid antibody (radioimmunoassay); RNP: anti-ribonucleoprotein antibody; Sm: anti-Smith antibody; SSA: anti-SSA/Ro antibody; SSB: anti-SSB/La antibody; aCL: anti-cardiolipin antibody; aCLB2GP1: anti-cardiolipin beta-2 glicoprotein-1 antibody; LA: lupus anticoagulant; BFP: biological false-positive for syphilis; DCT: direct Coombs test; AQP4: anti-aquaporin-4 antibody; RP: anti-ribosomal P antibody; NA: not available