Spontaneous fatal intracranial hemorrhage in a child with Evans syndrome

Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2003 Jul-Aug;20(5):403-8.

Abstract

Evans syndrome is a chronic and recurrent disease often resistant to multiagent therapy. Spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage is a rare but life-threatening complication in children with Evans syndrome. The authors report the fatal course of a child with chronic thrombocytopenia who presented a spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage. The case indicates that this potentially fatal event may occur even in children with a moderate grade of chronic thrombocytopenia. Early recognition and aggressive management is required for an adequate management of this rare complication.

MeSH terms

  • Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / complications
  • Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / diagnosis*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Hematoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages / diagnosis
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages / etiology*
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages / therapy
  • Male
  • Platelet Count
  • Purpura, Thrombocytopenic / complications
  • Purpura, Thrombocytopenic / diagnosis*
  • Radiography
  • Syndrome