EDTA‐induced pseudothrombocytosis and citrate‐induced platelet agglutination in a patient with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia

Hematology analyzers sometimes generate spurious results. A patient had EDTA‐induced pseudothrombocytosis and platelet agglutination in citrate blood samples. This case verifies that addition of 1% paraformaldehyde to the citrate tubes can prevent platelet clumping. Further, it illustrates the advan...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Larsen, Pia Bükmann, Vikeså, Jonas, Friis‐Hansen, Lennart
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5538042/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28781833
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1035
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Sumario:Hematology analyzers sometimes generate spurious results. A patient had EDTA‐induced pseudothrombocytosis and platelet agglutination in citrate blood samples. This case verifies that addition of 1% paraformaldehyde to the citrate tubes can prevent platelet clumping. Further, it illustrates the advantages of having access to more than one platelet count method.

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