Goulielmos et al raised possible mechanism and explanation about the link of ITP and SLE.
We appreciated their review and comments on sensitised platelets, shared genetic …

We read with great interest the article by Zhu et al. 1 It was based on a national study
regarding the association between idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and the …

In their paper, Zhu et al performed a population-based retrospective cohort study in which
they analysed the risk of SLE in a cohort of patients newly diagnosed with ITP between 2000 …

We thank Xie et al for their relevant comments on our recent article in the Annals of
Rheumatic Disease entitled 'Risk of systemic lupus erythematosus in patients with idiopathic …

Thanks to their large sample size, thus reducing the risk of selection and participation bias,
population-based studies can provide high-quality data on the prevalence and incidence …

Zhu et al in their elegant population-based cohort study investigated the development of
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in patients with idiopathic (immune) thrombocytopenic …

Background An estimate of 30–40% of patients with thrombocytopenia have idiopathic
thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and thrombocytopenia is a common manifestation of …

We thank Dr Mertz and Arnaud 1 for their comments on our recent article in the Annals of the
Rheumatic Diseases entitled 'Risk of systemic lupus erythematosus in patients with …

Background Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) may play a role in early-stage
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The incidence of SLE in patients with ITP and the …

We read with great interest a letter by Mo et al 1 pointing out that patients with autoimmune
haemolytic anaemia (AIHA) had a significantly higher risk of systemic lupus erythematosus …