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EDTA-dependent pseudothrombocytopenia in a case of liver cirrhosis
M Matarazzo1, V Conturso, M Di Martino
1Department of Internal Medicine, Federico II University Medical School, Naples, Italy.
Panminerva Medica
|August 31, 2000
Abstract:
Pseudothrombocytopenia (PTCP) is the consequence of an EDTA-activated platelet agglutination, resulting in a spuriously low platelet count. We report the case of a 54-year-old man with EDTA-dependent PTCP associated with liver cirrhosis. He couldn't undergo endoscopic examination and dental care for two years because of a previous diagnosis of severe thrombocytopenia secondary to liver cirrhosis. Lack of PTCP recognition may lead the physician to misdiagnosis and mismanagement of the patient.