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Schistocytes and thrombocytopenia on peripheral blood smear of Case A.
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Laboratory studies showed hemoglobin of 5.1 g/dL with schistocytes and thrombocytopenia on peripheral blood smear (Figure 1), platelet count of 62 K/uL, BUN of 22 mg/dL, and creatinine of 1 mg/dL (baseline 0.6 mg/dL).
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Renal biopsy of Case B showed evidence of a thrombotic microangiopathic process.
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The biopsy showed evidence of a thrombotic microangiopathic process (Figure 2).