Letter to the Editor
An Unusual Cause of Acute Unexplained Blood Loss in a Patient on Chronic Hemodialysis
Abstract
To the Editor:
Patients on chronic hemodialysis with acute and unexplained blood loss are at a high risk for bleeding because of uremia-induced platelet dysfunction, as well as the intermittent use of heparin with dialysis treatments.
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