Acute sideroblastic anemia in active systemic lupus erythematosus

F J Jiménez-Balderas1, M R Morales-Polanco, L Gutierrez

  • 1Department of Rheumatology, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, México DF, México.

Lupus
|June 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can transiently cause sideroblastic anemia (SA). This association, though rare, suggests a shared underlying mechanism, with one patient showing SA resolution after SLE treatment.