Pernicious Emboli: An Uncommon Cause of a Common Problem

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Pernicious Emboli: An Uncommon Cause of a Common Problem Daniel Ambinder, MD, Alison Moliterno, MD, Michael Streiff, MD, Bennett W. Clark, MD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 129, Issue 2, Pages e9-e11 (February 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.08.040 Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Contrast-enhanced CT scan showing bilateral pulmonary emboli. The American Journal of Medicine 2016 129, e9-e11DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.08.040) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Peripheral blood smear showing macrocytosis and macroovalocytes, characteristic of megaloblastic anemia. The American Journal of Medicine 2016 129, e9-e11DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.08.040) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Magnified view of peripheral blood smear showing hypersegmented neutrophil. The American Journal of Medicine 2016 129, e9-e11DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.08.040) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions