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Query: UMLS:C0024141 (systemic lupus erythematosus)
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Systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE) is a potentially fatal, autoimmune disease, which can affect different organs and can present with protean clinical manifestations. It may be associated with many other autoimmune conditions and two rare such conditions are myelofibrosis and acquired haemophilia. Autoimmune myelofibrosis is a bone marrow disorder characterized by pancytopenia, which can occur in conjunction with the presenting features, or an exacerbation of previously established SLE. Acquired haemophilia is another rare disorder of haemostasis, which can be life threatening without prompt and appropriate treatment. The management of these different conditions in itself poses a difficult problem but when the three conditions present simultaneously in the same individual, the accurate diagnosis and indeed the appropriate management becomes extremely challenging. This report describes a young woman who presented with pancytopenia secondary to myelofibrosis and panserositis with no identifiable precipitating factors. Her condition deteriorated rapidly and she required intensive care support for respiratory failure and renal impairment. A presumed diagnosis of SLE was considered and treatment was initiated which improved and stabilised her condition. However, she developed bleeding complications from acquired haemophilia which required further specialist intervention. Multidisciplinary management of the patient helped in the resolution of the complications and stabilisation of her autoimmune conditions. This report should make physicians aware of the rare presentations of SLE and its complex management.
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PMID:Multisystem failure due to three coexisting autoimmune diseases. 1944 81

Hematological abnormalities are very common in the course of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Myelofibrosis is a bone marrow disorder in which there is excessive fibrous tissue formation in the bone marrow. Various benign and malignant disorders can cause or be associated with a diffuse increase in the bone marrow reticular tissue. Some diseases such as infections, neoplasms, and autoimmune diseases may also induce bone marrow fibrosis (secondary myelofibrosis). Cytopenia from autoimmune myelofibrosis (AIMF) in SLE is a rare condition. Here we present a case of AIMF associated with SLE and aim to emphasize on the other cause of cytopenia in SLE.
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PMID:A rare cause of cytopenia in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: Autoimmune myelofibrosis. 2829 61

Hematologic involvement is a common manifestation during systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Pancytopenia represents an infrequent mode of revelation, most often of peripheral origin, exceptionally secondary to a bone marrow disorder and particularly to an autoimmune myelofibrosis (AIMF). This entity, distinct from a primary myelofibrosis (MFP), is characterized by reticulin fibrosis of the bone marrow lack of atypical bone marrow cells, the presence of auto-antibodies and absence of classical signs of myeloproliferation. Generally the AIMF associated to the SLE had a favorable evolution and appears to often respond to corticosteroids and/or immunosuppressive treatments. This case illustrates the original association of an SLE revealed by a pancytopenic MFAI in a male patient with a dramatic improvement under corticosteroids.
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PMID:Pancytopenia secondary to autoimmune myelofibrosis revealing a male case of systemic lupus. 3121 22