Case Report

Leukocytosis and Hypercalcemia: A Rare Combination of Paraneoplastic Features in Squamous Cell Penile Cancer

Penile cancer is very rare in North America and Europe, as compared with the rest of the world. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) accounts for more than 95% of the cancer type. Paraneoplastic syndrome (PNS), a clinical syndrome of nonmetastatic systemic effects that occurs in patients with malignant disease, is often…

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Original Article

Clostridium difficile: Association with Thrombocytosis and Leukocytosis

Background: Apart from leukocytosis, few laboratory markers suggestive of Clostridium difficile infections have been described. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the association between thrombocytosis, leukocytosis and C difficile infections at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Results: Of 162 patients with C difficile infection, 36 (22%) had thrombocytosis, and 97 (60%)…

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