A case of EDTA-dependent pseudothrombocytopenia: simple recognition of an underdiagnosed and misleading phenomenon

BACKGROUND: EDTA-dependent pseudothrombocytopenia (EDTA-PTCP) is a common laboratory phenomenon with a prevalence ranging from 0.1-2% in hospitalized patients to 15-17% in outpatients evaluated for isolated thrombocytopenia. Despite its harmlessness, EDTA-PTCP frequently leads to time-consuming, cos...

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Autores principales: Nagler, Michael, Keller, Peter, Siegrist, Daniel, Alberio, Lorenzo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4012027/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24808761
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6890-14-19

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4012027/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24808761
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6890-14-19

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