Nucleated red blood cells and artifactual hypoglycemia.
A patient with chronic hemolytic anemia presented with an acute hemolytic crisis, a high count of nucleated red blood cells (NRBC), and artifactual hypoglycemia. Temporal events showed a parallel relationship between an increased number of nucleated RBCs and an excess in vitro consumption of glucose.
D000293:Adolescent; D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000097:blood*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000502:physiology*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male
D001786:Blood Glucose