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Together with her prior history of immune thrombocytopenia, these findings are consistent with an Evans syndrome overlap, though consumptive thrombocytopenia from thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) could not be excluded. There was evidence of SLE vasculitis. Despite diagnostic overlap obscuring TTP, empiric plasma exchange (PLEX), steroids and rituximab induced rapid haematologic and clinical recovery. Days later, severe ADAMTS13 deficiency (&lt;0.03 IU\/mL) confirmed SLE-associated secondary TTP. 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