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

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Larsen PB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5538042 | biostudies-other | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other