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Clinical-Pathological Conference Series from the Medical University of Graz Case No 155: 26-year-old woman in third trimester of pregnancy with epigastric pain and thrombocytopenia

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036, Graz, Austria

    Elisabeth Fabian PhD & Guenter J. Krejs MD, AGAF

  2. Division of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

    Florian Eisner MD & Andreas Lueger MD

  3. Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

    Ingrid Pabinger MD

  4. Department of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

    Christian Viertler MD & Sigrid Regauer MD

  5. Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

    Peter Neumeister MD

  6. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

    Eva-Christine Weiss MD, Wolfgang Schöll MD & Uwe Lang MD

  7. Department of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

    Florian Prüller MD

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Fabian, E., Eisner, F., Pabinger, I. et al. Clinical-Pathological Conference Series from the Medical University of Graz Case No 155: 26-year-old woman in third trimester of pregnancy with epigastric pain and thrombocytopenia. Wien Klin Wochenschr 127, 707–714 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-015-0829-0

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