Fooled by the fragments: vitamin B12 deficiency masquerading as thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

• Váldodahkkit: Pegah Jahangiri (Dahkki), Rachel Hicks (Dahkki), Prabjot K. Batth (Dahkki), Christopher J. Haas (Dahkki)
• Materiálatiipa: Girji
• Almmustuhtton: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Fáttát: article
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Background: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a hematological emergency requiring prompt plasmapheresis. Conversely, vitamin B12 deficiency is a relatively benign diagnosis that can mimic microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, characterized by the presence of anemia, thrombocytopenia, indirec...