An Atypical Presentation of Brucellosis in a Patient with Isolated Thrombocytopenia Complicated with Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding

A 59-year-old female patient was admitted to the emergency service with complaints of hematemesis and melena for the last few days. In laboratory tests, the platelet count was found to be /L. Intravenous or oral corticosteroid treatment was thought to be given for ITP but disclaimed due to upper G...

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Main Authors: Suleyman Baldane, Serdar Sivgin, Tahsin Sezgin Alkan, Fatih Kurnaz, Cigdem Pala, Muzaffer Keklik, Ahmet Karaman, Leylagul Kaynar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/473784
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