Anemia

New findings in anemia described from Affiliated Hospital

Published in Blood Weekly, May 6th, 2010

"This is a cross-sectional study to assess the prevalence and causes of anemia in the primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS). One hundred and thirty-two consecutive patients with pSS were enrolled into the study," scientists writing in the journal Clinical Rheumatology report.

"Standard hematological and immunological tests and examination of bone marrow were performed. Anemia occurred in 45 (34.1%) patients. The causes of anemia included anemia of chronic disease (69%), autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA, 18%), iron deficiency anemia (9%) and other causes (4%), of which AIHA caused the most severe anemia. The prevalence of ANA, anti-Ro/SSA, and anti-La/SSB was much...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2010-05-06)

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