title: Documented sudden onset of pseudothrombocytopenia.
abstract: A 66-year-old male patient was hospitalized for severe heart failure. Within 3 days after admission his platelet count dropped from 148 x 10(9)/l to 3 x 10(9)/l. Pseudothrombocytopenia was diagnosed based on the platelet count of 3 x 10(9)/l in K3-EDTA anticoagulated blood as opposed to 110 x 10(9)/l in sodium citrate. Platelet reactive antibodies were not detectable. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a documented onset of pseudothrombocytopenia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Allgemeines Krankenhaus Wien, University of Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Gschwandtner
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Siostrzonek
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bodinger
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Neunteufl
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zauner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Heinz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maurer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Panzer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000906:Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D016824:Antigens, Human Platelet / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010976:Platelet Count; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D016824:Antigens, Human Platelet