February 2011

Long term remission with 6-Mercaptopurine in refractory Evan’s syndrome

The management of Evan’s syndrome remains a challenge and innovative approaches are needed. Initial therapeutic failure, relapses after initial response and refractoriness to treatments are typical. Options for second-line therapy include immunosuppressive drugs, especially cyclosporin or mycophenolate mofetil; vincristine; danazol or a combination of these agents. We report here a long-term remission of...

Author(s): I. Tazi, H. Nafil and L. Mahmal