Opana ER abuse and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)-like illness: a rising risk factor in illicit drug users

Aaysha Kapila; Lovely Chhabra; Vinod K Chaubey; Jeffery Summers

doi:10.1136/bcr-2013-203122

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CASE REPORT

Opana ER abuse and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)-like illness: a rising risk factor in illicit drug users

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Aaysha Kapila Department of Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Lovely Chhabra Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford, Connecticut, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Vinod K Chaubey Saint Vincent Hospital, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jeffery Summers Department of Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Lovely Chhabra, lovids{at}hotmail.com

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Kapila A, Chhabra L, Chaubey VK, et al

Opana ER abuse and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)-like illness: a rising risk factor in illicit drug users

Case Reports 2014;2014:bcr2013203122.

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Accepted February 3, 2014
First published March 3, 2014.

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August 07, 2018

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