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Brief Report

Transient Howell-Jolly-body-like cytoplasmic inclusions in neutrophils after severe intoxication with alpha-lipoic acid

Peter Schuff-Wernera Medical Laboratory Osnabrueck, Georgsmarienhuette, Germany;b Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Wolfram Pönischc Clinic of Internal Medicine I, University Clinics Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Thomas Bergd Department of Internal Medicine, Neurology and Dermatology, Clinic and Policlinic of Gastroenterology, Hepatology Section, Leipzig, Germany
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Thorsten Kaisere Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, Leipzig, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0523-3113
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Pages 8-11 | Received 01 Jun 2020, Accepted 14 Nov 2020, Published online: 21 Dec 2020

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