Browsing by Author "Lehl, S"

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    Autoimmune hemolytic anemia associated with benign ovarian cyst: a case report and review of literature.
    (2003-11-04) Agarwal, V; Sachdev, A; Singh, R; Lehl, S; Basu, S
    A 28-years-old female presented with severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), warm antibody mediated, and right side tubo-ovarian (TO) mass. There was sub-optimal response to immunosuppressive therapy (IST). Eight months later she underwent ovarian cystectomy which resulted in complete remission of AIHA without the need for IST. Pathological examination of the TO mass revealed benign ovarian cyst. Our case highlights the need to search for ovarian cyst/mass in females presenting with AIHA. Since immunosuppressive therapy is usually ineffectual in AIHA associated with ovarian cyst, it may be appropriate to contemplate surgery before embarking on IST in such cases.
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    Unusual haematological alterations in rheumatoid arthritis.
    (2004-01-30) Agarwal, V; Sachdev, A; Lehl, S; Basu, S
    Three cases of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), presenting with refractory anaemia, thrombocytopenia and peripheral lymphocytosis respectively, were observed. In all the cases haematological manifestations were unrelated to disease activity or drug toxicity. These patients were detected to have pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) (normocytic normochromic anaemia, reticulocytopenia and absence of erythroid precursors in the bone marrow), immune thrombocytopenia (IT) (absence of splenomegaly and presence of increased megakaryocytes in the bone marrow) and multiple myeloma (MM) (lytic lesions on skull, paraproteinaemia and bone marrow plasmacytosis) respectively. PRCA and IT responded to glucocorticoids. Association with these three haematological alterations has rarely been reported. Our report highlights the need to regularly monitor blood counts in patients with RA.