PMID: 9167341Nov 1, 1996Paper

Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia associated with dermatomyositis

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
C M HardmanS H Abdalla

Abstract

We report the case of a female patient who at presentation fulfilled the diagnostic criteria of dermatomyositis and also had an autoimmune haemolytic anaemia. Although autoimmune haemolysis is a well recognized feature of a number of autoimmune disorders, it has not previously been described in association with dermatomyositis.

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Nov 11, 1999·Current Opinion in Pediatrics·A H Eichenfield

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