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
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura presenting as bilateral flank pain and hematuria: a case report
β Scribed by Zaffer A Qasim; Robert A Partridge
- Book ID
- 117561503
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 78 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0736-4679
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