Data di Pubblicazione:
1988
Citazione:
Detection of cryoglobulins by Coulter Counter model S-Plus IV/D / G. Banfi, P.A. Bonini. - In: CLINICAL AND LABORATORY HAEMATOLOGY. - ISSN 0141-9854. - 10:4(1988), pp. 453-459.
Abstract:
Cryoglobulins may produce interference in results from electronic particle counters. Depending on their size, cold-precipitable globulin crystals can be counted as leucocytes and/or platelets. The Coulter Counter model S-Plus IV/D permits detection of this interference and its associated spurious counts by producing a characteristic WBC histogram accompanied by a leucocyte 'flag'. Using this instrument over a 1-year period, 10 cases of cryoglobulinaemia were detected, four from patients with lymphoproliferative disease and one from a patient with autoimmune disease. The remaining five were classified as essential mixed cryoglobulinaemia. The reproducibility of this instrument anomaly permits identification of the presence of cryoglobulins.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Hematologic Tests ; Humans ; Cryoglobulinemia ; Middle Aged ; Cryoglobulins ; Leukocyte Count ; Female ; Platelet Count
Elenco autori:
G. Banfi, P.A. Bonini
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