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[Evans syndrome, pregnancy, and preeclampsia]
E Hernández-Salazar1, C E Martínez-Abundis, C M González-Ortiz
1Unidad de Investigación Médica en Epidemiología Clínica y Hospital de Gineco-Obstetricia, Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.
Abstract:
Evans' syndrome is an unusual illness of autoimmune etiology, characterized by thrombocytopenia and hemolytic anemia. This is more frequent in females throughout first half of the life and during pregnancy. The present paper describes two pregnant women with Evans syndrome associated to preeclampsia. This report emphasizes how the hematology and coagulation abnormalities of preeclampsia could be added to those abnormalities observed in Evans' syndrome. This association constitutes a severe disease of difficult treatment.