Thank you for solving this mystery case! You were all spot on. Yes, it is Platelet Satellitism.
Thanks for sharing all the good suggestions! If you want to find out more read this interesting article about Platelet satellitism in a trauma patient.
Thank you for solving this mystery case! You were all spot on. Yes, it is Platelet Satellitism.
Thanks for sharing all the good suggestions! If you want to find out more read this interesting article about Platelet satellitism in a trauma patient.
This is a rare finding that impacts mature neutrophils and can lead to pseudo-thrombocytopenia on a CBC machine.
Notice that only neutrophils are impacted, other cells are fine.
Do you recognize this rare phenomenon?
The images were captured last month on a CellaVision DM96:
Rosalind Bonner, Senior Biomedical Scientist Haematology at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, UK has sent us this Easter Bunny to share with all you blog readers.
Nice looking cell isn’t it!