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Case 17-2021: An 82-Year-Old Woman with Pain, Swelling, and Ecchymosis of the Left Arm

Case 17-2021: An 82-Year-Old Woman with Pain, Swelling, and Ecchymosis of the Left Arm

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Case 17-2021: An 82-Year-Old Woman with Pain, Swelling, and Ecchymosis of the Left Arm

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Full title

Case 17-2021: An 82-Year-Old Woman with Pain, Swelling, and Ecchymosis of the Left Arm

Publisher

Boston: Massachusetts Medical Society

Journal title

The New England journal of medicine, 2021-06, Vol.384 (23), p.2242-2250

Language

English

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Publication information

Publisher

Boston: Massachusetts Medical Society

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Scope and Contents

Contents

An 82-year-old woman was admitted with pain, swelling, and discoloration of the left arm. CT revealed hematoma involving the brachioradialis muscle. The prothrombin time was 13.3 seconds (normal range, 11.5 to 14.5) and the activated partial-thromboplastin time 72.4 seconds (normal range, 22 to 36). A diagnostic test was performed.

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Full title

Case 17-2021: An 82-Year-Old Woman with Pain, Swelling, and Ecchymosis of the Left Arm

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2539887239

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2539887239

Other Identifiers

ISSN

0028-4793

E-ISSN

1533-4406

DOI

10.1056/NEJMcpc2100281

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