Wouldn't have happened to a Limey.

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  • Neil Abramson
چکیده

A elderly recluse gentleman was brought to the medical clinic for an assessment. He had pallor, a smooth tongue, a palpable spleen, and petechiae adjacent to hair follicles (left panel). Laboratory work showed a moderate macrocytic anemia and leukopenia and minimal thrombocytopenia. The peripheral smear illustrated a few macroovalocytes and hypersegmented polys. He described no ill health but reported a diet that was exclusively boiled egg whites, water, and infrequent sips of milk. He offered no reason for this diet.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Blood

دوره 119 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012