title: Pseudothrombocytopenia in a preterm neonate.
abstract: Severe and prolonged thrombocytopenia is not uncommon among ill preterm infants. Pseudothrombocytopenia, which has the appearance of severe and prolonged thrombocytopenia, has not been described in this population. We observed a preterm neonate who had EDTA-independent pseudothrombocytopenia and conclude that this condition should be considered when severe and prolonged thrombocytopenia occurs in a neonate in the absence of clinical signs of platelet-type hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida College of Medicine and All Children's Hospital, St Petersburg, Florida, USA. rchriste@hsc.usf.edu
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: Martha C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Sola
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Rimsza
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: McMahan
authors.forename: Darlene A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Calhoun
mesh_terms: D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D010976:Platelet Count; D017713:Platelet Transfusion; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000175:diagnosis*