Severe heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: when the obvious is not obvious, a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Thrombocytopenia commonly occurs in hospitalized patients, particularly critically ill patients. We present an exemplifying case of severe heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) in an effort to solidify its high priority in the differential diagnosis of thrombocy...

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Main Authors: Cormack Graham M, Kaufman Larry J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-04-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/1/1/13