Pre-existing IMID (N=45) | Reasons for referral | Inpatients, N | Outpatients, N | |
Condition | N (%) | |||
Sjögren’s syndrome | 15 (33) | IMID flare | 7 | 24 |
PsA | 10 (22) | Fever | 0 | 2 |
Psoriasis | 6 (13) | Nausea/vomiting | 1 | 1 |
Autoimmune tyroiditis | 5 (11) | Diarrhoea | 2 | 1 |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 4 (9) | Abdominal pain | 1 | 1 |
UCTD | 2 (4) | Melena | 1 | 0 |
IBD | 2 (4) | Fatigue | 2 | 0 |
Type 1 diabetes | 2 (4) | Visual disturbances | 0 | 1 |
AI epatitis | 2 (4) | Jaundice | 1 | 0 |
Vasculitis | 1 (2) | Dyspnoea | 1 | 0 |
Behçet disease | 1 (2) | Electrolyte imbalance | 1 | 0 |
Crystal arthritis | 1 (2) | Septic arthritis | 1 | 0 |
PMR | 1 (2) | Retinal thrombosis | 1 | 0 |
Sarcoidosis | 1 (2) | Tuberculous spondylodiscitis | 1 | 0 |
SLE | 1 (2) | Anaemia | 1 | 0 |
SpA | 1 (2) | |||
Multiple sclerosis | 1 (2) | |||
MCTD | 1 (2) |
AI, Autoimmune; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; MCTD, mixed connective tissue disease; N, number; PMR, polymyalgia rheumatica; PsA, psoriatic arthritis; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; SpA, spondyloarthritis; UCTD, undifferentiated connective tissue disease.