Thursday, 6 October 2011

Felty's syndrome

mnemonic : "SANTA"

S: Splenomegaly
A: Anemia
N: Neutropenia
T: Thrombocytopenia
A: Arthritis (Rheumatoid)

- up to 3% of RA patients have Felty's syndrome
- 90% patients with Felty's syndrome are HLA DRW4

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