[Pathogenesis of anemia in systemic scleroderma]

The paper reports a case of anemia with complicated genesis in a male patient with systemic scleroderma (SS). Antianemia therapy was not easy, as after rapid disappearance of iron deficiency vitamin B12 deficiency remained, hemolytic component of the disease persisted. The case demonstrates that multicomponent pathogenesis of anemic conditions is possible. This must be taken into consideration when planning therapeutic policy in SS.