Rheumatoid Arthritis and Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia as First Manifestation of Rhupus

“Rhupus” syndrome is a rare condition that describes the coexistence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which prevalence among patients with SLE varies from 0.01% to 9.7%. There are few reported cases of the association between autoimmune hemolytic anemia and rheuma...

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Main Authors: Alejandra Espinosa-Orantes, Martha Adriana Hernandez-Vera, Jose Daniel Juarez-Villa, Gutiérrez-Espinoza Anahí Guadalupe, Guillermo Flores
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8870643
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Summary:“Rhupus” syndrome is a rare condition that describes the coexistence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which prevalence among patients with SLE varies from 0.01% to 9.7%. There are few reported cases of the association between autoimmune hemolytic anemia and rheumatoid arthritis with systemic lupus erythematosus (rhupus). We report a rare case of rhupus in a 29-year-old woman, associated with autoimmune hemolytic anemia.
ISSN:2090-6889
2090-6897