Predictors of severe hemolytic anemia and its impact on major outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus: Data from a multiethnic Latin American cohort.
Luis Alonso González-NaranjoGraciela S AlarconGuillermina B HarveyRosana Maris QuintanaGuillermo J Pons-EstelManuel Francisco Ugarte-GilGloria VásquezLuis J CatoggioMercedes A GarcíaEduardo Ferreira BorbaNilzio A Da SilvaJoão C Tavares BrenolMarlene Guibert ToledanoLoreto MassardoOscar NeiraVirginia Pascual-RamosMary-Carmen AmigoLeonor A Barile-FabrisIgnacio García-De La TorreJosé Alfaro-LozanoMaría I SegamiRosa Chacón-DíazMaría H Esteva-SpinettiAntonio Iglesias-GamarraBernardo A Pons-EstelPublished in: Lupus (2023)
Severe AIHA occurs during the early course of SLE. Male sex and higher disease activity at diagnosis emerged as independent predictors of a shorter time to severe AIHA occurrence. Although not statistically significant, hematological abnormalities at SLE diagnosis could predict the occurrence of severe AIHA in a shorter time. Damage and mortality did not seem to be impacted by the occurrence of severe AIHA.