Evans syndrome medical therapy
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Medical Therapy
The treatment for Evan’s syndrome will involve close monitoring of hemoglobin and platelet counts. To increase the number of platelets and RBCs in the blood, the patient may be given a corticosteroid such as prednisone. Prednisone will reduce the destruction of the platelets and the RBCs. A certain level of prednisone may need to be taken for the patient's entire life to prevent the levels of platelets and RBCs from dropping. Further treatment may be necessary with immune system suppressing drugs to block the production of the antibodies. To specifically treat the anemia of the syndrome, it may be necessary to provide the child with new RBCs by a blood transfusion. It has not been shown to be effective to transfuse platelets in a similar fashion to treat the thrombocytopenia.
A drug, Rituxan, has been giving some good results in acute and refractory Evans syndrome cases.