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Severe non-traumatic bleeding, the answer is not in the blood

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We are grateful to Dr. Stefano Rossi for providing the second picture of the patient.

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  1. Internal Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, “G. d’Annunzio” University, Chieti, Italy

    Marco Tana, Concetta di Febbo & Giovanni Davì

  2. Internal Medicine Unit, Guastalla Hospital, AUSL Reggio Emilia, Italy

    Claudio Tana

  3. Dermatologic Clinic, S.S. Annunziata Hospital, Chieti, Italy

    Paolo Amerio

  4. Department of Clinical Pathology, S.S. Annunziata Hospital, Chieti, Italy

    Gianfranco Vitullo

  5. Department of Life, Health, and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy

    Paolo di Giosia

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Tana, M., Tana, C., Amerio, P. et al. Severe non-traumatic bleeding, the answer is not in the blood. Intern Emerg Med 10, 461–464 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-015-1210-z

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