Fatal pulmonary embolism following splenectomy in a patient with Evan’s syndrome: case report and review of the literature

Fatal pulmonary embolism following splenectomy in a patient with Evan’s syndrome: case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Evans syndrome (ES) is a rare disease characterized by simultaneous or sequential development of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) and immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) with or without immune neutropenia. Splenectomy is one of the treatment options for disease refractory to medical...

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Main Authors: Varun Monga, Seth M. Maliske, Usha Perepu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Thrombosis Journal
Subjects:
Venous thromboembolism
Splenectomy
Evan’s Syndrome
Reactive thrombocytosis
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12959-017-0141-5

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