Evans syndrome

A rare chronic hematologic disorder characterized by the simultaneous or sequential association of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA; a disorder in which auto-antibodies are directed against red blood cells causing anemia of varying degrees of severity) with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP; a coagulation disorder in which auto-antibodies are directed against platelets causing hemorrhagic episodes) and occasionally autoimmune neutropenia, in the absence of a known underlying etiology.

Colon cancer



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PMID (PMCID)
2166097
FEMALE Middle Aged
Unusual varicella zoster virus infection in a patient with colon carcinoma and Evans syndrome--delayed virus shedding generalized recurrent necrotic herpes zoster.
Hata S, Tamaki T.
J Dermatol. 1990;17(5):326-8.
A 53-year-old Japanese woman with Evans syndrome and colon cancer had two episodes of herpes zoster.