| Literature DB >> 12431244 |
W van der Meer1, W Allebes, A Simon, Y van Berkel, M H de Keijzer.
Abstract
Pseudothrombocytopenia is usually associated with blood specimens anticoagulated with ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) or other anticoagulants. It may be caused by temperature-independent, EDTA-dependent antibodies of the immunoglobulin-M (IgM) type. Here a patient with EDTA-independent and temperature-independent pseudothrombocytopenia mediated by IgM or IgM-containing immune complex is reported, and a reliable method is described for a proper counting of platelets in such cases.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12431244 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0609.2002.02680.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Haematol ISSN: 0902-4441 Impact factor: 2.997