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. 2023 Jul-Sep;45(3):414-415.
doi: 10.1016/j.htct.2022.08.003. Epub 2022 Sep 19.

Persistent platelet sattelitism despite normal platelet counts

Stijn Van Hees  1 , Frederic Winnock  2 , Paul Meuleman  2
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Persistent platelet sattelitism despite normal platelet counts

Stijn Van Hees et al. Hematol Transfus Cell Ther. 2023 Jul-Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: Hematologist; Platelets; Sattelitism.

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Conflicts of interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1
Incidental finding of platelet sattelitism upon blood smear review. Normal peripheral blood scattergram (A). Abnormal White Blood Cell scattergram flag on the Sysmex Cell counter; the grey cloud with red circle represents the abnormal white blood cells (b). Platelet sattelitism with clustering of neutrophils (c). Close-up of a neutrophil surrounded by platelets (d). SFL: Side Fluorescence Light; SSC: Sideward Scatter; MONO: monocytes; LYMPH: lymphocytes; NEUT + BASO: Neutrophils + Basophils; EO: Eosinophils.
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