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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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An event of Evans even in HIV
Pritish Chandra Patra1, Priyanka Samal1, Rajesh Kumar Bhola2, Sarita Pradhan2
1 Department of Hematology, IMS and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
2 Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratory Hematology, IMS and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Pritish Chandra Patra
Department of Hematology, IMS and SUM Hospital, K-8, Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar - 751 003, Odisha
India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijstd.ijstd_113_20
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Autoimmune cytopenias may be the initial presentation in patients with HIV infection or can develop while on treatment with antiretroviral therapy (ART). These cytopenias usually resolve after initiation of ART. We report a rare case of HIV who presented with Evans syndrome on ART, being refractory to steroids and rituximab but with response to splenectomy.
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