The Significance of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index in the Treatment of SLE / 中华皮肤科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the clinical significance of systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index(SLEDAI) in the treatement of SLE. Methods Disease activity of every patient with SLE 10 days before admission and before discharging was assessed using the SLEDAI system. The patients were treated separately with prednisone, pulse methylprednisolone and/or pulse cyclophosphamide according to their conditions. Statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS software. Results ①The difference of SLEDAI between the patients before admission and discharging was significant (P