SLE - 4
•Immunologic testing:
•epatients have elevated " and ( globulins
•epatients have decreased levels of albumins and complement proteins C3 and C4
•epatients have high titers of anti-Sm and anti-dsDNA
•epatients display nephrotic disorders due to ag-ab complexes being deposited on basement membranes of glomerulus
•epatients display skin rashes due to ag-ab complexes being deposited on dermal-epithelial junctions