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. 2005 Aug 3;65(2):144–148. doi: 10.1136/ard.2005.041673

Table 1 Causes of anaemia in patients with SLE.

Anaemia of chronic disease
Blood loss
 Gastrointestinal loss, menorrhagias
Nutritional deficiencies
 Iron, folate, B12
Immune mediated
 Haemolysis, red cell aplasia, haemophagocytosis, aplastic anaemia, pernicious anaemia
Myelofibrosis
Uraemia
Treatment induced
Microangiopathic haemolysis
 Disseminated intravascular coagulation, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, drugs
Hypersplenism
Infection
Myelodysplasia