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BILAG Categories for General Non-Specific Manifestations of SLE

Purpose: To categorize general non-specific findings in the BILAG index for a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Description

British Isles Lupus Assessment Group (BILAG) developed an index for evaluating disease activity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The index is based on several findings, each of which is categorized. The authors are from multiple universities in Great Britain.


 

General non-specific manifestions include:

(1) pyrexia (fever)

(2) anorexia, nausea and/or vomiting

(3) fatigue, malaise, and/or weakness

(4) lymphadenopathy

(5) unintentional weight loss > 5% in 1 month

 

Pyrexia

Other Findings

Status

Category

present

2 to 4

current

A

present

NA

current

B

absent

2 to 4

current

B

absent

1

current

C

any

any

previous

D

none

none

never

E

 


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Specialty

Objective

ICD-10