Correspondence

Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy Concurrent with Evans Syndrome

Authors: Sumit Gaur, MD, Sudhathi Reddy, MD, Michael A. Baumann, MD

Abstract

To the Editor:


The association of autoimmune hemolytic anemia and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is known as Evans syndrome. We describe a patient with a relapse of Evans syndrome complicated by acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (AIDP), suggesting a relationship between the two disorders.

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