Platelet satellitism due to EDTA Anticoagulant

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Platelet satellitism due to EDTA Anticoagulant - 3.

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Author: John Lazarchick
Category: Platelet and Megakaryocyte Disorders > Thrombocytopenia > Increased destruction or consumption of platelets
Published Date: 09/23/2011

Another image of the platelet satellitism around the neutrophils is shown. Note the lymphocyte does not show this phenomenon. The vacuolated neutrophil on the left appears to have phagocytized platelets with a blue tint to the cytoplasmic vacuoles.

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