Pseudo Thrombocytopenia Due to Platelet Satelletism: A Rare Entity
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Pathology: Research and Practice - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
Platelet Satellitism (PS) is a unique, uncommon phenomenon seen in peripheral blood smears prepared from Ethylene Diamine Tetra acetic Acid (EDTA) mixed blood. PS may lead to a misdiagnosis of thrombocytopenia unless peripheral smears are examined carefully. Here, we describe two case of PS incidentally detected during routine check-up.
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Savitri Singh
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