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Elizabeth Barrows1, Barbara Kraj
1Peacehealth Laboratories, Eugene, OR, USA.
Abstract:
A 12 year old boy presented to the emergency room with chief complaints of nosebleed and petechiae on lower and upper extremities. The case was adopted for an assignment in a junior level Library Research and Case Studies Presentations course in a distance learning CLS curriculum. The study describes the patient's presentation and differential diagnosis based on laboratory results. The disease background is provided and treatment options are outlined.
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