Abstract
An 18-year-old woman presented in emergency department with fever, headache, and progressively slurred speech. She was in good health until 3 days before admission. Blood counts showed hemoglobin of 8.8 g/dl, WBC 7.1 × 109/l, and platelet count of 11 × 109/l. Blood film showed numerous red cell fragments and spherocytes.
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Mijovic, A. (2012). A Woman with Slurred Speech and Thrombocytopenia. In: Transfusion Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2182-4_12
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