Response to: 'Risk of systemic lupus erythematosus in patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: a need for a more accurate control group?' by Mertz and Arnaud

Fang Xiao Zhu¹, Jing-Yang Huang^{2

3}, Wen Qingqing¹, James Cheng Chung Wei^{4

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, China.
² Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
³ Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
⁴ Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan jccwei@gmail.com.
⁵ Department of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
⁶ Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.

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Fang Xiao Zhu et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2022 May.

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doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217696. Epub 2020 May 20.

Fang Xiao Zhu¹, Jing-Yang Huang^{2

3}, Wen Qingqing¹, James Cheng Chung Wei^{4

5

6}

¹ Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, China.
² Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
³ Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
⁴ Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan jccwei@gmail.com.
⁵ Department of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
⁶ Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.

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Keywords: autoimmune diseases; inflammation; lupus erythematosus, systemic.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Risk of systemic lupus erythematosus in patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: a population-based cohort study.
Zhu FX, Huang JY, Ye Z, Wen QQ, Wei JC. Zhu FX, et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2020 Jun;79(6):793-799. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217013. Epub 2020 Apr 2. Ann Rheum Dis. 2020. PMID: 32241798
Risk of systemic lupus erythematosus in patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: a need for a more accurate control group?
Mertz P, Arnaud L. Mertz P, et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2022 May;81(5):e83. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217651. Epub 2020 Apr 27. Ann Rheum Dis. 2022. PMID: 32340976 No abstract available.