title: Excellent effect of steroid plus azathioprine in a young woman with pernicious anaemia and systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: We describe a 29-year-old woman who developed pernicious anaemia 2 years after the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus. This is a rare association despite the relationship between the autoimmune aetiologies of these two conditions. Seven other cases have been described, but our report demonstrates a case with an excellent response to steroid and azathioprine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000752:Anemia, Pernicious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001856:Bone Marrow Examination; D018450:Disease Progression; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D011239:Prednisolone; D001379:Azathioprine