Case Report
Nodular Regenerative Hyperplasia Associated with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in a Young Girl: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Jamal Mahamid,
Ines Miselevich,
Dina Attias,
Ruth Laor,
Eli Zuckerman,
Ron Shaoul,
Jamal Mahamid
Maccabi Health Services, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorInes Miselevich
Departments of Pathology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorDina Attias
Departments of Hematology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorRuth Laor
Departments of Hematology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorEli Zuckerman
Liver Unit, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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Ron Shaoul
Departments of Pediatrics, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Ron Shaoul, MD, Head, Pediatric Daycare Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Bnai Zion Medical Center, 47 Golomb St., POB 4940, Haifa 31048, Israel. (email: [email protected]).Search for more papers by this authorJamal Mahamid,
Ines Miselevich,
Dina Attias,
Ruth Laor,
Eli Zuckerman,
Ron Shaoul,
Jamal Mahamid
Maccabi Health Services, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorInes Miselevich
Departments of Pathology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorDina Attias
Departments of Hematology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorRuth Laor
Departments of Hematology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorEli Zuckerman
Liver Unit, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Ron Shaoul
Departments of Pediatrics, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Ron Shaoul, MD, Head, Pediatric Daycare Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Bnai Zion Medical Center, 47 Golomb St., POB 4940, Haifa 31048, Israel. (email: [email protected]).Search for more papers by this author
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