A non-EDTA-dependent pseudothrombocytopenia: about a case

Pseudothrombocytopenia is a rare phenomenon in laboratory explained by in vitro agglutination of platelets. Microscopic examination of the peripheral blood smear is of key importance to confirm the diagnosis and to avoid any inappropriate or dangerous clinical and therapeutic decision. Its occurrenc...

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Published in:The Pan African medical journal 2017-02, Vol.26, p.88-88
Main Authors: Titou, Hicham, Jalal, Youssef, Boui, Mohammed
Format: Article
Language:fre
Subjects:
Anticoagulants - adverse effects
Blood Platelets - metabolism
Diagnosis, Differential
Edetic Acid - adverse effects
Heparin - adverse effects
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Thrombocytopenia - diagnosis
Thrombocytopenia - etiology
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Summary:Pseudothrombocytopenia is a rare phenomenon in laboratory explained by in vitro agglutination of platelets. Microscopic examination of the peripheral blood smear is of key importance to confirm the diagnosis and to avoid any inappropriate or dangerous clinical and therapeutic decision. Its occurrence in a patient, under treatment with heparin, raises the problem of differential diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. The aim of this study was to eliminate any confusion between this purely artefactual phenomenon and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
ISSN:1937-8688
DOI:10.11604/pamj.2017.26.88.11097