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.

Myocarditis

Inflammation of the myocardium.

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PMID (PMCID)
26681781 (5545791)	MIXED_SAMPLE
	Fatal Myocarditis Associated With HHV-6 Following Immunosuppression in Two Children.
	Stefanski HE, Thibert KA, Pritchett J, Prusty BK, Wagner JE, Lund TC. Pediatrics. 2016;137(1):.
	Here, we report 2 cases in which children were immunosuppressed, one for treatment of Evans syndrome and the other post hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, who developed rapid and fatal HHV-6-associated myocarditis.