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Eculizumab refractory thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura secondary to post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis in a patient

Faizan MalikDepartment of Internal MedicineAbington Jefferson Health, Abington, PA, USACorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
, MD,
Naveed AliDepartment of Internal MedicineAbington Jefferson Health, Abington, PA, USA
, MD,
Irfan AhsanDepartment of Internal MedicineAbington Jefferson Health, Abington, PA, USA
, MD,
Ali Raza GhaniDepartment of Internal MedicineAbington Jefferson Health, Abington, PA, USA
, MD &
Christian FidlerDepartment of Hematology and OncologyAbington Jefferson Health, Abington, PA, USA
, MD
Article: 32310 | Received 18 May 2016, Accepted 01 Nov 2016, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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