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 |