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Case Reports
. 2010 Jan 12;182(1):57-9.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.090286. Epub 2009 Dec 7.

Cases: Cocaine adulterant linked to neutropenia

Matthew O Wiens  1 , Wai Kon Son, Colin Ross, Michael Hayden, Bruce Carleton
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Case Reports

Cases: Cocaine adulterant linked to neutropenia

Matthew O Wiens et al. CMAJ. .
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Figure 1
Chronological depiction of five neutropenic episodes over a 120-day period in a 28-year-old woman. Arrows show admissions to hospital. An absolute neutrophil count of 0 indicates 100 (normal 2000–8000) cells/mm3.
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