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Table 1 Presenting complaints of ANA-positive children

From: Clinical utility of antinuclear antibody tests in children

Complaint

SLE (n = 10)

Comparison Group (n = 80)

Musculoskeletal pain

3 (30%)

51 (64%)

Fever

3 (30%)

7 (9%)

Rash (non-urticarial)

4 (40%)*

4 (5%)

Joint swelling

2 (20%)

6 (8%)

Fatigue

2(20%)

4 (5%)

  1. *P = 0.0136