title: Microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia and systemic vasculitis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Norfolk and Norwich Hospital.
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Reuter
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Hamilton
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000150:complications*