Case Report
A Curious Case of Pseudothrombocytopenia due to In Vitro Agglutination
Table 1
Patient’s CBC and platelet values during hospital presentation.
| | Day and time of hospital visit | Platelet count (109/L) | WBC (109/L) | Hb (g/dL) | Additive in collection tube | Collection method |
| | Day 1 at 9 : 33 | 11 | 10.1 | 15.2 | EDTA | Venipuncture | | Day 1 at 15 : 51 | 10 | 7.9 | 13.2 | EDTA | Venipuncture | | Day 2 at 6 : 58 | 10 | 5.0 | 12.4 | EDTA | Venipuncture | | Day 2 at 6 : 58 | 53 | — | — | Citrate | Venipuncture | | Day 2 at 6 : 58 | Unable to report due to platelet clumping | — | — | Heparin | Venipuncture | | Day 2 at 12 : 56 | 28 | — | — | Citrate | Venipuncture |
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