Abstract
Immunofluorescent studies were performed on the clinically normal skin of 16 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus involving the kidney to detect the presence of immune deposits at the dermal-epidermal junction—positive lupus band test (L.B.T.). Our results suggest a significant correlation between L.B.T. positivity and degree of clinical activity, presence of active nephritis, and a more severe histological pattern of lupus nephritis.
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