Research Article
Hematological Manifestations of SLE at Initial Presentation: Is It Underestimated?
Table 2
Cases which were initially ANA negative, with the time period to subsequent positivity on prospective and retrospective followup.
| | Case no. | Diagnosis | App. time to ANA positivity or satisfying ACR criteria |
| | (1) | Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) | 32 months | | (2) | Immune thrombocytopenia | 22 months | | (3) | Immune thrombocytopenia, hypothyroidism | 40 months | | (4) | Autoimmune hemolytic anemia | 7 months | | (5) | Autoimmune hemolytic anemia, hepatosplenomegaly, nephrotic syndrome | 11 months | | (6) | ITP, APLA, severe PAH, high ESR | 144 months | | (7) | APLA, high ESR | 8 months | | (8) | Anemia, splenomegaly, Sjogren | 6 months | | (9) | Secondary Sjogren | 4 months | | (10) | Thyrotoxicosis, (ITP) | 11 months | | (11) | Polyarthralgia | 8 months | | (12) | Polyarthralgia, elevated ESR, anemia | 4 months |
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