Table 4.

Histological findings in thrombocytopenic systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. Dysplastic megakaryocytes (MKs) and stromal changes are dominant features.

				Necrosis
				hr/
No. Age	Erythroid	Myeloid	MKs (no. /high power field)	Global cellularity	Oedema/haemorrhage	Fibrosis
1	Increased (+)	Decreased (+)	2/field	Normal	Present (+)	Present (+)
35	Dyserythropoiesis	Left shift	Dysplastic
2	Increased (+)	Normal	3–4/field	Hypocellular	Present (3 +)	Present (2 +)
22	Dyserythropoiesis	Left shift	Dysplastic
3	Increased (+)	Decreased (2 +)	3/field	Hypocellular	Present (+)	Present (+)
25	Dyserythropoiesis		Dysplastic
4	Increased (2 +)	Decreased (+)	1–2/field	Hypocellular	Present (+)	Absent
24	Dyserythropoiesis		Dysplastic
5	Increased (+)	Decreased (+)	1/field	Hypocellular	Present (+)	Present (+)
32	Dyserythropoiesis		Dysplastic
6	Increased (+)	Decreased (+)	1–2/field	Hypocellular	Present (2 +)	Present (+)
45	Dyserythropoiesis		Dysplastic
7	Normal	Decreased (2 +)	4/field	Hypocellular	Present (+)	Absent
65		Left shift	Dysplastic
8	Increased (3 +)	Normal	1–2/field	Hypercellular	Present (+)	Present (+)
44	Dyserythropoiesis	Left shift	Dysplastic
9	Increased (+)	Decreased (+)	1/field	Normal	Present (3 +)	Present (2 +)
34	Dyserythropoiesis	Left shift	Dysplastic
10	Increased (+)	Decreased	2–3/field	Normal	Present (+)	Present (+)
50	Dyserythropoiesis	Dysplastic
11	Increased (+)	Decreased (+ 2)	1/field	Hypocellular	Present (2 +)	Present (+)
27	Dyserythropoiesis	Left shift	Dysplastic