Platelet cold agglutinins and thrombocytopenia: A diagnostic dilemma in the intensive care unit
We report a case of pseudo-thrombocytopenia due to cold agglutinins against platelets. These cold agglutinins were the cause for diagnostic confusion and resulted in extensive workup and unnecessary therapeutic precautions. A thirty two year old female with Guillain-Barre syndrome was admitted in th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2014;volume=30;issue=1;spage=89;epage=90;aulast=Kumar |