Annales de Biologie Clinique
MENUEvans syndrome as initial presentation of COVID-19 infection: A case report and review of the literature Volume 81, issue 1, January-February 2023
Authors
1 Laboratoire de biologie clinique (Unité d’hématologie), CHU Mongi Slim de la Marsa, 2046 Tunisie
2 Faculté de Pharmacie de Monastir, 5000 Tunisie
3 Service d’hématologie, CHU Farhat Hached, Sousse 4031, Tunisie
* Correspondance : I. Ghariani
- Key words: autoimmune hemolytic anemia, Immune thrombocytopenia, COVID-19
- DOI : 10.1684/abc.2023.1787
- Page(s) : 91-5
- Published in: 2023
Evans syndrome (ES) is a rare and chronic autoimmune disease characterized by the concomitant or sequential association of auto-immune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), and less frequently autoimmune neutropenia. Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) may cause various hematologic conditions. COVID-19 may also induce Evans syndrome via immune mechanisms. Here, we describe the case of a patient developing Evans syndrome as initial presentation of Covid-19 infection.