Rheumatism laboratory test items

Rheumatic diseases have different causes, and there are many different autoantibodies in the blood. Laboratory tests play an important role in the diagnosis of rheumatic diseases. In addition, due to the long course of rheumatism, there are many side effects of drugs, and the treatment time is long. Detection of relevant indicators in the blood in outpatient clinics is of great significance for judging disease activity and monitoring adverse reactions to therapeutic drugs. Rheumatism laboratory tests generally include: acupuncture test; anti-cyclic citrulline polypeptide antibody; human leukocyte antigen; anti-saline extractable nuclear antigen antibody; cell histochemical staining and PPD test.

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