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Evan's syndrome

Evan's syndrome: Introduction

Evan's syndrome: A rare condition where circulating antibodies red blood cells and a low level of blood platelets causing low iron levels and reduced blood clotting ability. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Evan's syndrome is available below.

Symptoms of Evan's syndrome

• Bleeding
• Purpuric rashes
• Tiny red skin spots
• Low blood platelet level
• Fatigue
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 8 symptoms of Evan's syndrome

Evan's syndrome: Complications

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Disease Topics Related To Evan's syndrome

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Evan's syndrome:

• Autoimmune disease
• Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
• Autoimmune haemolytic anemia
• more related diseases...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Evan's syndrome

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Evan's syndrome?

• Misdiagnosis of Evan's syndrome
• Hidden causes of Evan's syndrome (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Causes of Evan's syndrome

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Evan's syndrome

Medical research articles related to Evan's syndrome include:

• Evans Syndrome (Overview)
• Evans Syndrome (Follow-up)
• Evans Syndrome (Diagnosis)
• Evans Syndrome (Treatment)
• A 46yr old man who had a splenectomy 20yrs ago (trauma) has borderline anaemia (Hb 12.5-13.5) which is asymptomatic and with normal haematinics. Is this common and is it of any significance?
• Haemolytic Anaemia
• Malignant Hyperpyrexia
• Hemolytic Anemia (Overview)
• more research...»

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Videos for Evan's syndrome

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Reseach about Evan's syndrome

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Clinical Trials for Evan's syndrome

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Evan's syndrome include:

• Treatment of Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia (AITP) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

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Stories from Users Related to Evan's syndrome

• Ftt,anemia,thrombocytopenia And Hypocalcimia
• Antiphospholipid Syndrom AND AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA

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Definitions of Evan's syndrome:

Evan's syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Evan's syndrome, or a subtype of Evan's syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Evan's syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

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