ANEMIA IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: A CASE SERIES EXPLORING ETIOLOGY, CLINICAL PRESENTATION, AND MANAGEMENT

Rheumatoid arthritis associated with anemia seen in upto 60% of patient during the course of disease, objective of study is to highlight diagnostic challenge and the importance of systematic hematological workup. Its an observational case control study patients who are already a known case of Rheumatoid arthritis and were asked for regular follow up and Labs were done especially cbc and iron profile were compared and to study association and underlying cause. In our study it was seen patient were not able to come on regular follow up usually they tend to miss follow up and would come after long time and in mean time they used to get there treatment from local doctors nearby. Conclusion was that on relying upon MCV solely is misleading.