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. 2020 May-Jun;30(3):209-210.
doi: 10.4103/ijn.IJN_194_19. Epub 2020 Feb 11.

Clopidogrel Induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy Successfully Treated with Conservative Approach

Praveen Kumar Etta  1 , Swarnalata Gowrishankar  2
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Clopidogrel Induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy Successfully Treated with Conservative Approach

Praveen Kumar Etta et al. Indian J Nephrol. 2020 May-Jun.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
(a) Arrow pointing the arterioles show fibrinoid deposits in their walls and fibrin thrombi occluding their lumina. (b) Arrow showing intimal myxoid change affecting a small artery. Glomeruli in both fields show ischemic changes with collapse and wrinkling of basement membranes (periodic acid-Schiff, ×200)
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