TY - JOUR T1 - Systemic lupus erythematosus with haemophagocytosis and severe liver disorder JF - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases JO - Ann Rheum Dis SP - 753 LP - 754 DO - 10.1136/ard.61.8.753 VL - 61 IS - 8 AU - E Maeshima AU - T Kobayashi AU - M Mune AU - S Yukawa Y1 - 2002/08/01 UR - http://ard.bmj.com/content/61/8/753.abstract N2 - We report the case of a 30 year old woman who was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)1 and had received prednisolone and cyclosporin A (CsA). In November 1999 a haematological examination showed a slight increase in transaminases. With no improvement in transaminase values, CsA was discontinued, and prednisolone was continued at 20 mg/day. Because of general malaise, she was admitted in January 2000. A haematological examination showed a marked decrease in white blood cells (WBC) to 1.4×109/l, with a slight anaemia, but platelets were within the normal range. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) were considerably increased to 617 U/l (normal 13–33) and 350 U/l (normal 6–27), respectively. Ferritin was also increased to 2306 ng/ml (normal 5–178). C reactive protein (CRP) was increased to 7.9 mg/l (normal 0–4). … ER -