Table 1.
Idiopathic | Malignancy |
Autoimmune diseases | Squamous cell cancer |
Rheumatoid arthritis | Lymphoproliferative diseases |
Systemic lupus erythematosus | Chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
Myasthenia gravis | non-Hodgkin lymphoma |
Multiple sclerosis | Multiple myeloma |
Thyroid dysfunction | Medical agents |
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia | Antibiotics |
Inflammatory bowel diseases | Penicillins |
Pemphigus | Sulfonamides |
Graft versus host disease | Chloramphenicol |
Pregnancy | Anticonvulsants (phenytoin) |
Antihypertensive (methyldopa) | |
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination |