Spurious Leukopenia Due to In Vitro Granulocyte Aggregation
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- 1 May 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 89 (5), 652-655
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/89.5.652
Abstract
Two patients are described with spurious leukopenia secondary to in vitro aggregation of neutrophils. The significance and possible mechanisms of this phenomenon are discussed.Keywords
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