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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Evans' Syndrome is an autoimmune disease in which an individual's antibodies attack their own RBCs as well as their platelets. Its overall pathology is therefore effectively a combination of the two autoimmune induced conditions: autoimmune hemolytic anemia and immune thrombocytopenic purpura. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia is a condition in which the red blood cells that normally carry oxygen and carbon dioxide are destroyed by an autoimmune process. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura is a condition in which the platelets in the blood are destroyed by an autoimmune process. Platelets are a component of blood that contribute to the formation of blood clots in the body to prevent bleeding.