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Evans syndrome: A case reportMustafa Taşkesen, Nilüfer Okur, Nurettin Okur, Murat SökerDicle University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Child Health and Diseases, IstanbulEvans syndrome is rare and characterized with autoimmun thrombocytopenia and hemolytic anemia. Etiology is unknown. The patients may apply with different clinical findings. Seven years old boy was refered for fever, abdominal pain and epistaxis. In physical examination pallor and hepatosplenomegaly were detected. In laboratory anemia, thrombocytopenia, insufficient of thrombocytes and hemolysis in periferic blood smear, high lactic dehydrogenase, low haptoglobulin, increased reticulocyte count were found and Direct Coombs test were positive. Hypercellularity, increased erytroid series and megacaryocytes were determined in bone marrow examination. Erythrocyte suspension and intravenous immunglobulin were used for treatment. In 12 days follow-up hemoglobine level and platelet count were in normal limits and patient was discharged Evans sendromu: Bir vaka takdimiMustafa Taşkesen, Nilüfer Okur, Nurettin Okur, Murat SökerDicle Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, DiyarbakırAnahtar Kelimeler: Hemolitik anemi, trombositopeni, çocukluk çağı Mustafa Taşkesen, Nilüfer Okur, Nurettin Okur, Murat Söker. Evans syndrome: A case report. . 2009; 24(1): 43-45 Corresponding Author: Mustafa Taşkesen, Türkiye |
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