Multiple choice

The systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterised by

  1. a type III hypersensitivity

  2. an autoimmune disease

  3. a disease that often affects the skin

  4. a disease that often affects the kidneys

  5. a disease in which characteristically anti-DNA auto antibodies are present
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Although patients with SLE often develop an immune complex mediated glomerulonephritis, this is not the single best defining feature. Patients with SLE very characteristically possess anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA), including antibodies against DNA.

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