Microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia and systemic vasculitis.
Two cases of systemic vasculitis complicated by microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia (MAHA) are described: this association has not previously been reported. Both patients had atypical presentations of their primary disease, one with parotitis and one with a Guillain-Barré syndrome. Other causes of MAHA were excluded and a possible link with macromolecular von Willebrands factor is speculated upon.
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Department of Medicine, Norfolk and Norwich Hospital.
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D000368:Aged; D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000150:complications*