Pseudothrombocytopenia due to Platelet Clumping: A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature

Figure 2

Platelets size and morphology of EDTA-associated clumps in (a) and (b); vWD type 2B-associated clumps in (c) and (d). Note the larger and more variable in size platelets in the latter (all photomicrographs are taken using the same 100x oil lens).

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