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Adrenal failure secondary to bilateral adrenal haemorrhage in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

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The authors acknowledge the contribution of Dr. Kevin Zhou (Radiology Advanced Trainee, Monash Health) in preparing the radiological images displayed in this work.

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  1. Monash Haematology, Monash Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Aditya Tedjaseputra, Julian Grabek & Michael Sze Yuan Low

  2. Department of General Medicine, Monash Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Aditya Tedjaseputra, Matthew Sawyer & Andy Lim

  3. Department of Endocrinology, Eastern Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Matthew Sawyer

  4. Department of Clinical Haematology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Julian Grabek

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AT, MS and MSYL drafted the manuscript and prepared the figures for submission. All authors were directly involved in the patient’s care. JG, AL and MSYL reviewed the manuscript and all authors approved the final version of the manuscript.

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Tedjaseputra, A., Sawyer, M., Lim, A. et al. Adrenal failure secondary to bilateral adrenal haemorrhage in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Ann Hematol 99, 657–659 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-019-03851-3

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