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Case Report

Acute Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Following Orthopedic Surgery: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Ezgi Coskun YenigunDepartment of Nephrology, Ankara Numune Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Simge BardakDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ankara Numune Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Serhan V. PiskinpasaDepartment of Nephrology, Ankara Numune Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Ramazan ÖztürkDepartment of Nephrology, Ankara Numune Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Didem TurgutDepartment of Nephrology, Ankara Numune Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Eyüp KocDepartment of Nephrology, Ankara Numune Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Fatih DedeDepartment of Nephrology, Ankara Numune Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Pages 937-939 | Received 14 Mar 2012, Accepted 30 Apr 2012, Published online: 08 Jun 2012

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