To the editor: A 60-year-old male was evaluated for episodes of gingival bleed. Past medical history was significant for hypertension currently treated with clonidine and aliskiren and early stage prostate cancer. Social and family histories were noncontributory. Review of systems was negative excep
Post-appendectomy thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: A case report and review of the literature
β Scribed by Mandy D. Robertson; Marc Zumberg
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 150 KB
- Volume
- 82
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-8609
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