Sign in to use this feature.

Years

Between: -

Subjects

remove_circle_outline
remove_circle_outline

Journals

Article Types

remove_circle_outline

Countries / Regions

Search Results (1)

Search Parameters:
Keywords = platelet sattelitism

Order results
Result details
Results per page
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:
4 pages, 461 KB  
Interesting Images
Platelet Satellitism in a Patient with Underlying Infection, Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) and Multiple Sclerosis
by Athanasios Liaskas, Natali El-Gkotmi, Anestis Karapaschalidis, Dimitrios Tzanetakos and Serena Valsami
Diagnostics 2025, 15(11), 1319; https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics15111319 - 24 May 2025
Viewed by 1224
Abstract
Platelet satellitism (PS) is an in vitro phenomenon of platelets adhering around white blood cells, especially in blood samples anticoagulated with K3EDTA. This, in some cases, can lead to spurious thrombocytopenia, without platelet dysfunction or bleeding events. Diagnosis is made by [...] Read more.
Platelet satellitism (PS) is an in vitro phenomenon of platelets adhering around white blood cells, especially in blood samples anticoagulated with K3EDTA. This, in some cases, can lead to spurious thrombocytopenia, without platelet dysfunction or bleeding events. Diagnosis is made by peripheral blood smear examination. The potential mechanism for PS remains largely unknown; however, it possibly involves the formation of IgG antibodies against the platelet glycoprotein receptor IIb/IIIa (GPIIb/IIIa). PS has been observed in various medical conditions, including infectious, autoimmune, and lymphoproliferative disorders, without an obvious causative relationship. Here, we describe a case of PS in a patient who presented with infection in the setting of underlying Immune Thombocytopenic Purpura and Multiple Sclerosis. Full article
(This article belongs to the Section Clinical Laboratory Medicine)
Show Figures

Figure 1

Back to TopTop