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08 December 2020: Articles

Postoperative Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in a 67-Year-Old Woman Associated with Hemolytic Anemia, Thrombocytopenia, and Acute Renal Failure

Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis

Arnab Chowdhury E , Megan P. Griffith E , Eric Busse E , Ahmed Khurshid Pasha A*

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.925662

Am J Case Rep 2020; 21:e925662

Figure 1. Peripheral smear from our patient with microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, demonstrating decreased erythrocyte numbers consistent with anemia and decreased platelets consistent with thrombocytopenia. Arrowheads highlight fragmented red blood cells (i.e., schistocytes) that have an irregular shape and lack central pallor. Wright Giemsa stain, original magnification ×400.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923