A Case of Hyperacute Severe Thrombocytopenia Occurring Less than 24 Hours after Intravenous Tirofiban Infusion
Thrombocytopenia is defined as a condition where the platelet count is below the lower limit of normal (<150 G/L), and it is categorized as mild (100–149 G/L), moderate (50–99 G/L), and severe (<50 G/L). We present here a 79-year-old man who developed severe thrombocytopenia with a platelet co...
Main Authors: | Vineet Meghrajani, Nitin Sabharwal, Vinod Namana, Moustafa Elsheshtawy, Bernard Topi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2018-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Hematology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4357981 |
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