Abstract
The medical history was obtained and a physical examination carried out--in addition to an immunological investigation of the blood and skin--on 11 dogs in the ownership of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The results were compared with those obtained from a control group and it was found that they do not support the hypothesis that SLE is a zoonosis.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Antibodies, Antinuclear / analysis
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Dog Diseases / immunology
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Dog Diseases / transmission*
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Dogs
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Fluorescent Antibody Technique
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin A / analysis
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Immunoglobulin G / analysis
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Immunoglobulin M / analysis
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Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / immunology
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Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / transmission*
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Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / veterinary*
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Skin / immunology
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Skin / pathology
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Zoonoses*
Substances
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Antibodies, Antinuclear
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Immunoglobulin A
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Immunoglobulin G
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Immunoglobulin M