Variables | With DAH (at diagnosis) (n = 19) | Without DAH (at last visit) (n = 76) | P |
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Current laboratory exams | |||
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia | 5 (26) | 8 (10) | 0.127 |
Thrombocytopenia, < 150,000/mm3, n = 93 | 10 (52) | 9/74 (12) | < 0.0001* |
Anti-ds-DNA, n = 75 | 8/13 (61) | 30/62 (48) | 0.544 |
Drug therapy | |||
Prednisone current dose, mg/Kg, n = 82 | 1.4 (0.3–2) | 0.5 (0.03–3) | < 0.0001* |
Intravenous methylprednisolone | 18 (95) | 12 (15) | < 0.0001* |
Antimalarial drugs | 14 (74) | 41 (54) | 0.193 |
Azathioprine | 2 (10) | 16 (21) | 0.513 |
Mycophenolate mofetil | 1 (5) | 5 (6) | 1.000 |
Intravenous cyclophosphamide | 9 (47) | 6 (8) | < 0.0001* |