A 69-year-old man with long-standing thrombocytopenia.
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A 69-year-old man presented with a long-standing thrombocytopenia and microcytic anemia. The automated platelet count was 67 10/ L (reference interval, 150 – 450 10/ L); therefore, EDTA-dependent pseudothrombocytopenia was excluded. The hemoglobin concentration was 10.5 g/dL (reference interval, 14 –18 g/dL). The patient denied having petechiae and reported no excessive bleeding in daily life. The patient had no family history of coagulation disorders. The following image was seen on a blood smear (Fig. 1).
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical chemistry
دوره 58 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012