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Abstract Number: 728

Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia and Thrombocytopenia in a Single Centre Cohort of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus from Turkey : Clinical Associations and Effect on Disease Damage and Survival

Bahar Artim-Esen1, Sevil Kamali1, Ahmet Gul1, Lale Ocal2 and Murat Inanc1, 1Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, 2Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

Meeting: 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

Date of first publication: September 29, 2015

Keywords: Anemia, Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and thrombocytopenia

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Date: Sunday, November 8, 2015

Session Title: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Clinical Aspects and Treatment Poster Session I

Session Type: ACR Poster Session A

Session Time: 9:00AM-11:00AM

Background/Purpose:

Hematologic involvement is common in patients with SLE. Thrombocytopenia and autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), prevalences of which have been reported as 10-40 % and 5-10 % respectively, have considerable impact on prognosis. Herein, we aimed to investigate the frequencies of these hemocytopenias, their clinical and serological associations and effect on disease outcome in a large single centre cohort of patients.

Methods:

We analysed our cohort of 852 patients who fulfilled at least 4 of the ACR criteria for SLE. The data presented was the cumulative clinical and serological manifestations throughout the follow-up period. Hemolytic anemia was defined as a drop in hemoglobin accompanied by increased reticulocyte count, high serum lactate dehydrogenase and reduced haptoglobin levels in the presence of a positive Coombs’ test. Thrombocytopenia was defined  as a platelet count of <100×109/mm3. Demographic characteristics, clinical features, autoantibody profiles, damage and mortality data retrieved from the database were compared between patients with and without each hematological abnormality. The Χ2 test, logistic regression and Kaplan-Meier survival analyses were used.  

Results:

There were 93 (10.9%) patients with AIHA and 215 (25.3%) with thrombocytopenia. Patients with AIHA was significantly younger  at diagnosis (27±13 vs 31±12, p<0.05) and  significantly had a shorter disease duration (95±84 vs 118±85 mo, p<0.05). AIHA and thrombocytopenia were both associated with neuropsychiatric (NP) involvement (p<0.05) and associated with each other (p<0.05) and leukopenia (p<0.05). Comparison of patients with AIHA or thrombocytopenia to the rest of the cohort displayed significant associations with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), anticardiolipin (aCL) antibodies and lupus anticoagulant (LA). In patients with thrombocytopenia the relationship with APS features,  namely both  thrombosis and pregnancy morbidity, was stronger (p<0.001). Compared to the rest of the cohort, more patients in both groups had organ  damage and their mean SLICC damage score was significantly higher. Association to NP damage was discernible in both groups (p<0.05). In addition, damage in renal and cardiovascular domains and diabetes were more pronounced in patients with thrombocytopenia (p<0.001). Kaplan Meier survival analysis showed that patients with AIHA had significantly reduced survival rates at 10 (94 vs 77%) and 20 (88 vs 77%) years (p<0.001). In the thrombocytopenia group, despite the lack of significant differences, there was a tendency for lower survival rates.

Conclusion:

We demonstrated that both AIHA and thrombocytopenia were associated with aCL antibodies, coexisting APS and NP involvement and damage in our cohort. There was a strong link between AIHA and thrombocytopenia. Patients with AIHA had a younger age at disease onset with reduced survival. No significant reduction in survival rates was observed in patients with thrombocytopenia. However, besides NP involvement, thrombocytopenia delineated a subgroup of patients with a higher renal and cardiovascular damage which perceivably can affect prognosis. Overall, AIHA and thrombocytopenia may predict a poorer outcome in patients with SLE.


Disclosure: B. Artim-Esen, None; S. Kamali, None; A. Gul, None; L. Ocal, None; M. Inanc, None.

To cite this abstract in AMA style:

Artim-Esen B, Kamali S, Gul A, Ocal L, Inanc M. Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia and Thrombocytopenia in a Single Centre Cohort of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus from Turkey : Clinical Associations and Effect on Disease Damage and Survival [abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2015; 67 (suppl 10). https://acrabstracts.org/abstract/autoimmune-hemolytic-anemia-and-thrombocytopenia-in-a-single-centre-cohort-of-patients-with-systemic-lupus-erythematosus-from-turkey-clinical-associations-and-effect-on-disease-damage-and-survival/. Accessed April 14, 2021.
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