Conti G, Esposito A, Foglia A, Pesce G G, Posa N, Bruno G
Quad Sclavo Diagn. 1982 Sep;18(3):316-26.
The authors studied 54 patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis by sigma SR method. The sigma SR, unlike the ESR, often reveals inflammatory activity in patients suffering from possible or probable rheumatoid arthritis and is very useful to diagnose the disease. The sigma SR constantly increases when the disease is in active period, unlike the ESR, in patients affected by classic or definite rheumatoid arthritis. The authors conclude the sigma SR determination is useful in every case of rheumatoid arthritis, especially when the disease is at beginning and is difficult to be diagnosed, i.e. cases of possible and probable rheumatoid arthritis, and when clinical and biohumoral picture disagree.
作者采用西格玛SR法对54例类风湿性关节炎患者进行了研究。与血沉不同，西格玛SR常常能揭示可能患有或很可能患有类风湿性关节炎患者的炎症活动情况，对诊断该病非常有用。与血沉不同，在患有典型或确诊类风湿性关节炎的患者中，当疾病处于活动期时，西格玛SR会持续升高。作者得出结论，西格玛SR测定对类风湿性关节炎的各种病例均有用，尤其是在疾病初期难以诊断时，即可能患有和很可能患有类风湿性关节炎的病例，以及临床和生物体液情况不一致时。
