title: Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia associated with dermatomyositis.
abstract: We report the case of a female patient who at presentation fulfilled the diagnostic criteria of dermatomyositis and also had an autoimmune haemolytic anaemia. Although autoimmune haemolysis is a well recognized feature of a number of autoimmune disorders, it has not previously been described in association with dermatomyositis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Hardman
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Garioch
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Leonard
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozanne
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Abdalla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000744:Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D007075:Immunoglobulin M