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FIGURE 22–6E Platelet satellitism (PB 31000).
DESCRIPTION: Platelets adhering to neutrophils; in vitro phenomenon in blood collected in
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid in rare individuals which may cause falsely decreased plate-
let counts. May be resolved by collecting blood in sodium citrate.*
*Rodak BF, Fritsma GA, Keohane EM: Hematology: clinical principles and applications, ed 4, St. Louis,
2012, Saunders.
