A case of systemic sclerosis complicated by autoimmune hemolytic anemia.
We encountered a 65-year-old Japanese woman with systemic sclerosis (SSc) of the diffuse cutaneous type complicated by autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), whose chief complaints were shortness of breath and palpitation. Since the complication of AIHA with SSc is known to be rare (less than 20 cases in the literature), we reported this case for further study of the association of SSc with AIHA by accumulating data from similar cases.
Katsumata
Kazuaki
K
Ogasawara Clinic Sapporo Hospital, 1-28 Ishiyama Higashi-7, Minami-ku, Sapporo, 005-0850, Japan. kkatsum@hotmail.com
D000368:Aged; D000744:Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone