Pancytopenia as the first manifestation of connective tissue disease.

Authors

  • A Alvarez Serviço de Medicina I, Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Lisboa.
  • T Fonseca
  • L Carvalho

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.2825

Abstract

We report a case of a 25-year-old women admitted to the emergency room of Santa Maria Hospital with pancytopenia and fever. We describe the diagnostic work-up, laboratory findings, therapy, outcome and follow-up after discharge Lastly, we discuss aplastic anemia as a rare systemic lupus erythematosus complication, with only ten cases reported to date.

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Alvarez A, Fonseca T, Carvalho L. Pancytopenia as the first manifestation of connective tissue disease. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 1994 Jan. 31 [cited 2024 Nov. 23];7(1):35-8. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/2825

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Arquivo Histórico