Table 2 |
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Number and cause of deaths according to autoimmune disease diagnosis |
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Cause of death |
Diagnosis |
Total, n |
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Infection |
Wegener's granulomatosis/microscopic polyangiitis (n = 2) Myasthenia gravis (n = 1) Polydermatomyositis (n = 2) Mixed connective tissue disease (n = 1) Other (n = 1) |
7 |
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Other, unspecified |
Wegener's granulomatosis/microscopic polyangiitis (n = 1) Multiple sclerosis/neuromyelitis optica (n = 1) Polydermatomyositis (n = 1) |
3 |
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Infection plus other event |
Wegener's granulomatosis/microscopic polyangiitis (n = 1) |
1 |
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Tony et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2011 13:R75 doi:10.1186/ar3337 |
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