Productos de activación del complemento (C3a y C5b-9) como marcadores de actividad de la dermatomiositis. Comparación con parámetros bioquímicos tradicionales

C3a and, to a lesser extent C5b-9, would be useful in the identification of patients with especially active DM as well as in predicting disease recrudescences. Nevertheless they are not superior to the rest of biochemical markers as indicators of current activity.