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Thrombocytopenia reported from the laboratory, but normal number of platelets on smear | ||
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spurious laboratory result due to artifactual clumping of platelets | ||
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| (1) | Recognition and prevention of pseudothrombocytopenia and concomitant pseudoleukocytosis. Lombarts AJ, de Kieviet W. Am J Clin Pathol 1988 May;89(5):634-9. Pubmed+Abstract Similars | |
| (2) | Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Weekly clinicopathological exercises. Case 8-1988. A 65-year-old woman with endometrial carcinoma and thrombocytopenia of recent origin. N Engl J Med 1988 Feb 25;318(8):500-8. Pubmed Similars | |
| (3) | Pseudothrombocytopenia: a laboratory artifact with potentially serious consequences. Payne BA, Pierre RV. Mayo Clin Proc 1984 Feb;59(2):123-5. Pubmed+Abstract Similars | |
| (4) | [This footnote was a comment, not a reference.] | |
| (5) | Thrombocytopenia and pseudothrombocytopenia: a clinical and laboratory problem. Nilsson T, Norberg B. Scand J Haematol 1986 Oct;37(4):341-6. Pubmed+Abstract Similars |
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| 101. | Images in clinical medicine. Pseudothrombocytopenia. Shalev O, Lotman A. N Engl J Med 1993 Nov 11;329(20):1467. Pubmed Similars | |
| 102. | Images in clinical medicine. Platelet satellitism. Shahab N, Evans ML. N Engl J Med 1998 Feb 26;338(9):591. Pubmed Similars | |
| 103. | Choice of platelet anticoagulants [letter]. Kudesia VS. Ann Intern Med 1984 Apr;100(4):613. Pubmed Similars |
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