Low Haemoglobin is Inversely Associated with Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Study from a Tertiary Care Hospital.

Aim: Extra-articular manifestations especially haematological abnormalities are common in Rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim is to study the haematological parameters and its correlation with disease severity and gender.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at a tertiary centre among 50 RA patients who attended the Rheumatology or General Medicine OPD from January 2020 to June 2021.

Rare presentation of eosinophilic granulomatosis polyangiitis with left ventricular endomyocardial fibrosis in a child.

Eosinophilic granulomatosis polyangiitis represents less than 2% of vasculitis cases in childhood. Children have worse long-term outcomes and higher mortality. Cardiac involvement portends a worse prognosis.