Pseudothrombocytopenia in a preterm neonate

被引:8
作者
Christensen, RD
Sola, MC
Rimsza, LM
McMahan, MJ
Calhoun, DA
机构
[1] Univ S Florida, All Childrens Hosp, St Petersburg, FL 33701 USA
[2] Univ S Florida, Coll Med, Dept Pediat, Div Neonatol, St Petersburg, FL 33701 USA
[3] Univ Florida, Coll Med, Dept Pediat, Div Neonatol, Gainesville, FL USA
[4] Arnold Palmer Hosp Women & Children, Div Neonatol, Orlando, FL USA
[5] Univ Arizona, Coll Med, Dept Pathol, Div Hematopathol, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
关键词
thrombocytopenia; pseudothrombocytopenia; neonate; preterm;
D O I
10.1542/peds.114.1.273
中图分类号
R72 [儿科学];
学科分类号
100202 ;
摘要
Severe and prolonged thrombocytopenia is not uncommon among ill preterm infants. Pseudothrombocytopenia, which has the appearance of severe and prolonged thrombocytopenia, has not been described in this population. We observed a preterm neonate who had EDTA-independent pseudothrombocytopenia and conclude that this condition should be considered when severe and prolonged thrombocytopenia occurs in a neonate in the absence of clinical signs of platelet-type hemorrhage.
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页码:273 / 275
页数:3
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