Pseudothrombocytopenia in a preterm neonate.
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.
Christensen
Robert D
RD
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
Sola
Martha C
MC
Rimsza
Lisa M
LM
McMahan
Michael J
MJ
Calhoun
Darlene A
DA
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*