Splenectomy increases the subsequent risk of systemic lupus erythematosus: a word of caution

Rheumatol Int. 2016 Feb;36(2):277-8. doi: 10.1007/s00296-015-3406-y. Epub 2015 Dec 12.

¹ Department of Clinical Immunology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, 605006, India. [email protected].
² Department of Clinical Immunology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, 605006, India. [email protected].
³ Department of Clinical Immunology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, 605006, India. [email protected].

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Keywords: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia; Immune thrombocytopenic purpura; Splenectomy; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Vaccination.

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