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Table 1 Medical history, clinical and biological findings at presentation in our patients

From: Coexistent sickle-cell anemia and autoimmune disease in eight children: pitfalls and challenges

Patient

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Sex

M

M

F

M

M

F

F

F

Medical history related to SCD

ACS (3 episodes) Recurrent VOC

Recurrent polyarthralgiaa

Recurrent VOC

Recurrent VOC

Osteomyelitis right femur

Chronic hepatitis B

Recurrent VOC

Acute cholecystitis,

Salmonella septicemia

Bilateral avascular necrosis of femoral heads

Recurrent VOC

Recurrent VOC

ACS (3 episodes)

Recurrent VOC

ACS

Acute splenic sequestration

Recurrent cholangitis

Type of AID

SLE

JIA

JIA

JIA

AIH

Sjogrën’syndrome

SLE

AIH

Age at onset of AID (years)

13

4

7

4

17

11

15

3

Age at diagnosis of AID (years)

13

13

7

6

17

13 (11 for initial diagnosis of JIA)

15

3

Symptoms

Asthenia, denutrition polyarthritis fingers and toes hepatomegaly pericarditis

Polyarthritis left knee and right ankle severe arthropathy at 10 y

uveitis

Polyarthritis (temporo-mandibular arthritis and sacroiliitis)

Polyarthralgia bilateral knee arthritis

Asthenia, weight loss

Polyarthralgia

Polyarthralgia (spine); knee arthritis;

Secondary recurrent parotiditis; xerostomia at 13 y

Polyarthritis;

pleuritis, pericarditis,

aphthous stomatitis, alopecia;

pulmonary hypertension; behavior disorder

Hepatomegaly;

jaundice

ESR (mm/h)

74

95

34

86

67

14

84

88

IgG (g/l)

38

26

35

23

30

26

ANA pattern

1/1280 homogeneous

1/160 speckled

Negative

1/80

homogeneous

1/80

1/1280

1/80

speckled

1/160

Others immunological features

Anti-DNA antibodies + (43 UI/ml)

Coombs +

RF negative

RF positive

 

Anti-U1RNP + 

Farr test 29%

Anti-SSA, SSB + 

Anti-U1RNP + Antiβ2GP1 + Antiphospholipid antibodies +

Anti-DNA antibodies + (44 U/l)

pANCA

Coombs +

Antiplatelets antibodies + AntiB2GP1 +

anticardiolipin +

Neutropenia

c-ANCA +

Smooth muscle antibodies + (1/50)

  1. VOC vaso-occlusive crises, ACS acute chest syndrome, AID autoimmune disease, SLE systemic lupus erythematosus, JIA juvenile idiopathic arthritis, AIH autoimmune hepatitis, M male, F female, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, ANA antinuclear antibodies, RF rheumatoid factor
  2. afirst ascribed to SCD but probably related to JIA