08 December 2020
: Case report
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 Chowdhury1EF, Megan P. Griffith2E, Eric Busse3E, Ahmed Khurshid Pasha1AEF*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.