Case Report

May 14

Written By Journals SDC

Year : 2017 | Volume : 1 | Issue : 1 | Page : 23 - 25

Laboratory disease: Case of pseudothrombocytopenia

Rateesh Sareen, Menka Kapil, G. N. Gupta

Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Address for correspondence:

Dr. Rateesh Sareen, Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

E‐mail: drrateeshsareen@yahoo.co.in

Abstract

We report a case of EDTA induced pseudothrombocytopenia (EDTA-PTCP) in a patient who was treated with platelet transfusion and with refractory thrombocytopenia was referred to us. The Automated blood analyzer and peripheral blood smear examination revealed numerous platelet aggregates, leading to falsely low platelet count on automated hematology analyzer. The case emphasizes careful examination of peripheral blood smear to rule out this form of in vitro phenomenon which can save the patient from unnecessary transfusions and invasive diagnostic procedures.

Keywords: Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, laboratory disease, pseudothrombocytopenia

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How to cite this article:

Sareen R, Kapil M, Gupta GN. Laboratory disease: Case of pseudothrombocytopenia. Int J Clinicopathol Correl 2017;1:23-5.

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