Table 1.
Category | Condition | Percentage* |
---|---|---|
Pulmonary | Chronic lung disease | 28% |
Bronchiectasis | 11% | |
Gastrointestinal | Inflammatory bowel disease | 20% |
Malabsorption | 6% | |
Chronic diarrhea | 2% | |
Autoimmune | Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura | 14% |
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia | 7% | |
Evan’s syndrome | 4% | |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 3% | |
Others: neutropenia, pernicious anemia, diabetes mellitus, multiple sclerosis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, autoimmune thyroiditis, vasculitis, systemic lupus erythematosus | <1% | |
Granulomatous disease | Lung, liver, lymph nodes, skin | 10% |
Malignancy | Lymphoid malignancy | 8% |
Breast cancer | 2% | |
Gastric carcinoma | <1% |
From ResnickE. et al. Blood (2012) 119: 1650–1657