Table 2.

Disease activity of SLE patients using the British Isles Lupus Assessment Group (BILAG)-2004 index.

BILAG	Grade (n = 65)
Manifestations	A	B	C	D	E
General	3	14	16	4	29
Mucocutaneous	1	5	19	6	35
Neurological	2	10	1	1	52
Musculoskeletal	2	4	14	4	42
Cardiovascular/respiratory	0	6	9	3	48
Abdominal	1	7	0	1	57
Renal	15	6	6	5	34
Hematological	2	15	36	3	10
Ophthalmic	1	4	6	2	53

BILAG grades A: severe, B: intermediate, C: mild, D: inactive, E: no activity.