Publication: Platelet Satellitism in a Patient with Bronchial Asthma
Date
2022
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Kathmandu University
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Platelet satellitism is uncommon phenomenon characterized by formation of
platelet rosette around polymorphonuclear leucocytes in blood smear prepared
from Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid anticoagulated blood. This phenomenon
may cause reporting of spurious thrombocytopenia unless proper examination
of blood smears. Here we describe a case of platelet satellitism in a 29 year
old female which has been incidentally found on evaluation of eosinophilia in a
bronchial asthma patient.
KEY WORDS
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, Platelet satellitism, Pseduothrombocytopenia
Description
Koju S,1 Vaidhya N,2 Twitwi R,1 Shankhadev R,1 Pote N1
1Department of Pathology
2Department of Internal Medicine
Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital
Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
Keywords
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, Platelet satellitism, Pseduothrombocytopenia