Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia and thrombocytopaenia in a single-centre cohort of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus from Turkey: clinical associations and effect on disease damage and survival.

CONCLUSIONS: We observed that AIHA and thrombocytopaenia were associated with severe lupus, affecting major organs and causing end organ damage. Thus, they may be considered as prognostic markers. Furthermore, AIHA and especially thrombocytopaenia may also be a marker for a subgroup of lupus patients who have or may develop APS. PMID: 31558101 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Lupus - September 25, 2019 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Artım-Esen B, Çene E, Şahinkaya Y, Erdugan M, Oğuz E, Gül A, Öcal L, İnanç M Tags: Lupus Source Type: research