Table 2.

Autoantibody serum levels in patients with SAPHO syndrome with at least 1 autoantibody. Numbers in parentheses are percentages.

ANA ≥ 1/80
  All patients37 (36.7)
  Patients who never took ANA-inducing drugs24 (26.6)
ANA ≥ 1/160
  All patients14 (15.5)
  Patients who never took ANA-inducing drugs10 (11.1)
Anti-dsDNA Ab10 (0)
Anti-Tg Ab2 (2.2)
Anti-TPO Ab2 (2.2)
Anti-ENA Ab (anti-SSA Ab)1 (1.1)
Antismooth muscle Ab4 (4.4)
Antimitochondria Ab0 (0)
Antigastric parietal cell Ab3 (3.3)
Anti-LKM Ab0 (0)
Anti-CCP Ab20 (0)
Antiendomysium Ab30 (0)
  • 1 22 patients tested.

  • 2 69 patients tested.

  • 3 55 patients tested. SAPHO: synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, osteitis; ANA: antinuclear antibody; dsDNA: double-stranded DNA; Ab: antibody; anti-Tg: antithyroid globulin; anti-TPO: antithyroid peroxydase; anti-ENA: antiextractable nuclear antigens; anti-LKM: anti-liver-kidney microsome; anti-CCP: anticyclic citrullinated peptide.