Pseudothrombocytopenia and Usefulness of Platelet Aggregates in Peripheral Smear in the Diagnosis of Scrub Typhus

Indian J Pediatr. 2019 Jan;86(1):93-94. doi: 10.1007/s12098-018-2712-2. Epub 2018 Jun 2.

Authors

Sarala Rajajee¹, Ezhilarasi Subbiah², Nedunchelian Krishnamurthy³, Sugapriya Paranjothi³, Nihkhil Lohiya³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Hematology, Mehta Multispecialty Hospital India Pvt Ltd., Chetpet, Chennai, 600031, India. saralarajajee@yahoo.com.
² Department of Pediatric Hematology, Mehta Multispecialty Hospital India Pvt Ltd., Chetpet, Chennai, 600031, India.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Mehta Multispecialty Hospital India Pvt Ltd., Chetpet, Chennai, India.

PMID: 29858982
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-018-2712-2

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Anticoagulants
Child
Edetic Acid
Humans
Immunoglobulin M / blood
Orientia tsutsugamushi / immunology
Platelet Aggregation*
Retrospective Studies
Scrub Typhus / diagnosis*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Thrombocytopenia / diagnosis*

Substances

Anticoagulants
Immunoglobulin M
Edetic Acid