because of previous reports of benefit of plasma exchange in immunologic disorders , we plasmapheresed a 45-year-old woman with immune thrombocytopenia and autoimmune hemolytic anemia ( evans ' syndrome ) who appeared to be dying despite splenectomy , prednisone , immunosuppressives and transfusions .
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autoimmune hemolytic anemia
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prednisone