title: [Pancytopenia as the first manifestation of connective tissue disease].
abstract: We report a case of a 25-year-old women admitted to the emergency room of Santa Maria Hospital with pancytopenia and fever. We describe the diagnostic work-up, laboratory findings, therapy, outcome and follow-up after discharge Lastly, we discuss aplastic anemia as a rare systemic lupus erythematosus complication, with only ten cases reported to date.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Medicina I, Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Lisboa.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Carvalho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010198:Pancytopenia / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: Pancitopénia como manifestação inicial de doença do conectivo.