Case Reports
Vol. 14 No. 4 (2022)
Evans’ syndrome following vaccination with ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 in a patient with new-onset localized scleroderma
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Received: 7 January 2022
Accepted: 20 January 2022
Accepted: 20 January 2022
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Growing evidence suggests that COVID-19 vaccines can induce hematological conditions. Here, we report a case of Evans’ syndrome, a combination of immune thrombocytopenic purpura and autoimmune hemolytic anemia following administration of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine. The present case further supports the notion that COVID-19 vaccines can trigger in rare cases severe persistent autoimmune-mediated hematological conditions which may predominantly occur in patients with underlying autoimmune conditions.
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Gambichler T, Nordmann P, Scheel C, Susok L. Evans’ syndrome following vaccination with ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 in a patient with new-onset localized scleroderma. Dermatol Reports [Internet]. 2022 Nov. 21 [cited 2026 May 19];14(4). Available from: https://journals.pagepress.net/dr/article/view/9470
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