Serum ferritin level as a marker of disease activity and renal involvement in Egyptian children with juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus

ConclusionSerum ferritin level can be considered a reliable biomarker for monitoring disease and renal activity in children with JSLE and LN. This may lead to improvement of management and consequently prognosis of JSLE patients as serum ferritin is an available and relatively cheap marker.
Source: The Egyptian Rheumatologist - Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research