Rheumatology 2000; 39: 1155-1157
© 2000 British Society for Rheumatology
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Successful treatment of pure red cell aplasia associated with systemic lupus erythematosus with cyclosporin A
Rheumatology Service, Haematology Laboratory and Research Division, Hospital General de México and Faculty of Medicine Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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SIR, We report the first case of a patient with pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) failing to respond to corticosteroids and then being successfully treated with cyclosporin A (CyA), with no recurrence of the disease in the last 4 yr.
A 21-yr-old female was admitted to our ward with anaemia. Previously, she had had polyarthritis of the small joints of the hands, knees and ankles, photosensitivity, and a malar rash that responded well to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, which were used from October 1994 to April 1995.