[False thrombocytopenia].
The causes of false thrombocytopenia may be: abnormal mixing of studied blood with anticoagulant, EDTA-dependent antibodies, satellite thrombocytes around leucocytes. Searching for false thrombocytopenia, thrombocyte count was examined in 477 children without signs of haemorrhagic diathesis. False thrombocytopenia was found in two patients.
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