https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2013.2282

Appropriateness of the request for laboratory tests in the diagnosis of systemic autoimmune diseases

Vol. 28 No. 1 (2013)
Submitted: 12 February 2014
Accepted: 12 February 2014
Published: 30 April 2013
Appropriateness, Laboratory tests, Autoimmunity
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Roberta Marotta
roberta.marotta@ao-sanpaolo.it
Rossana Baccalini
Wanda Patrizia Porreca
Gianlodovico Melzi d’Eril
Autoimmune diseases are caused by an immune response against some autoantigens. This response, characterized by the presence of autoantibodies, causes an inflammatory disease, which can cause a damage of specific organ (organ-specific autoimmune diseases) or systemic (systemic autoimmune diseases). The presence of these autoantibodies in the serum can therefore be a useful parameter for the diagnosis and/or monitoring of autoimmune diseases In this paper we describe a flow chart about laboratory tests in the diagnosis of systemic autoimmune diseases so as to maintain appropriateness of the request and contain costs.

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Marotta, R., Baccalini, R., Porreca, W. P., & Melzi d’Eril, G. (2013). Appropriateness of the request for laboratory tests in the diagnosis of systemic autoimmune diseases. Microbiologia Medica, 28(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2013.2282

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