Carrillo-Esper R, Garnica-Escamilla MA, Ramírez-Rosillo FJ

Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 254-256
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ABSTRACT

The peripheral blood smear is a helpful tool for the internist in the diagnosis and in the assessment of therapeutic response. In this report we showed the peripheral blood smear of a patient with thrombocytosis.

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