| Journal Call no. | R644.H63J573 |
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| Author | Lee, S. S. |
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| Article Title | Antimyeloperoxidase antibody in Chinese patients in Hong Kong : a five-year review / SS Lee and JWM Lawton. |
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| Is Part Of | Hong Kong medical journal ; no.2, no.1, Mar 1996, p.40-46, illus. |
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| Abstract | An analysis was made of 51 Chinese patients in Hong Kong who tested positive for antimyeloperoxidase antibody in the five-year period from January 1989 to December 1993. Nineteen could clearly be classified as having an identifiable vasculitic illness, and the features of the remainder were suggestive of vasculitic syndromes in most cases. Steroid and immunosuppressive therapy was given to most patients and in those who responded to immunosuppressive therapy, antimyeloperoxidase antibody levels provided a useful marker for monitoring disease activity. Twenty patients died, either from complications or as a result of disease activity. |
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