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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2012-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/473784 |
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