Haoting Zhan, Linlin Cheng, Yeling Liu, Honglin Xu, Xinxin Feng, Yongmei Liu, Haolong Li, Zhan Li, Siyu Wang, Haiqiang Jin, Wenjie Zheng, Hongjun Hao, Yongzhe Li
OBJECTIVES: Demyelination and immunocyte-infiltrated lesions have been found in neuro-Behçet's disease (NBD) pathology. Lacking satisfying laboratory biomarkers in NBD impedes standard clinical diagnostics. We aim to explore the ancillary indicators for NBD diagnosis unveiling its potential etiology. METHODS: 28 NBD with defined diagnosis, 29 patients with neuropsychiatric lupus erythematosus, 30 central nervous system idiopathic inflammatory demyelination diseases (CNS-IIDD), 30 CNS infections, 30 cerebrovascular diseases, and 30 noninflammatory neurological diseases (NIND) were retrospectively enrolled...
April 19, 2024: Clinica Chimica Acta; International Journal of Clinical Chemistry