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Isolated severe thrombocytopenia in the setting of extreme hyperthermia

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    Robert Stuver, Prateek Khanna, Jonathan W. Wischhusen, Celia Cobb & Bruno Bockorny

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Stuver, R., Khanna, P., Wischhusen, J.W. et al. Isolated severe thrombocytopenia in the setting of extreme hyperthermia. Ann Hematol 99, 2437–2438 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-020-04225-w

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