HCQ, hydroxychloroquine; SD, standard deviation; ANA, antinuclear
antibody; R, response; CR, complete response; NA, not available; IVIG,
intravenous immunoglobulin; TPO-RA, thrombopoietin receptor agonist.
* Symptoms associated with autoimmune diseases
included joint pain, rash, alopecia, ulceration, Raynaud’s phenomenon,
and so on, which were identified by rheumatologists.
† Positive antiphospholipid antibodies include lupus
anticoagulant, anti-β2-glycoprotein I antibody (IgG/IgM), and
anticardiolipin antibody (IgG/IgM).
‡ Seven patients initially diagnosed with ITP
progressed to SLE during the course. All of them had symptoms or
positive markers associated with autoimmune diseases, but none of them
met the criteria of SLE diagnosis when they diagnosed as ITP.
Table 3 Results of a mixed-effects model in platelet counts.