CASE REPORT
A case of systemic sclerosis complicated by autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Authors
Kazuaki Katsumata1, 2
| (1) |
Ogasawara Clinic Sapporo Hospital, 1-28 Ishiyama Higashi-7, Minami-ku, Sapporo 005-0850, Japan |
| (2) |
Present address: Nissei Hospital, 2-27 Akebono 2-2, Teine-ku, Sapporo 006-0832, Japan |
Received:
05 January 2006
Accepted:
31 March 2006
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Abstract
We encountered a 65-year-old Japanese woman with systemic sclerosis (SSc) of the diffuse cutaneous type complicated by autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), whose chief complaints were shortness of breath and palpitation. Since the complication of AIHA with SSc is known to be rare (less than 20 cases in the literature), we reported this case for further study of the association of SSc with AIHA by accumulating data from similar cases.
Key words
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) - Hypocomplementemia - Scleroderma - Systemic sclerosis (SSc) |
