William Aird/X
Jul 8, 2025, 07:50
Case Report by William Aird
William Aird, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, shared a post on X:
“PSEUDOTHROMBOCYTOPENIA – A RARE CAUSE
65 yo M with platelet count 45K. Peripheral smear showed platelets clinging to fibrin strands due to a pre-analytical artifact from in vitro platelet-fibrin interaction.
Always confirm a low platelet count with a smear review!”
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