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Dark brown serum and plasma samples: a case report

This case report describes occurrence of unusual, dark brown coloration of citrate plasma and serum samples in a female 68 years old patient admitted into Emergency department (ED). Patient complained of nausea and vomiting, fever up to 38.9°C, colicky pain in abdomen, diminished urinary output and...

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Autores principales:	Dukic, Lora, Maric, Nikolina, Simundic, Ana-Maria
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine 2020
Materias:	Preanalytical Mysteries
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7138003/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32292285 http://dx.doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.021002

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