False‐positive heparin‐PF4 latex immunoturbidimetric assay due to lupus anti‐coagulant interference: a case report

• Published in: British journal of haematology Vol. 194; no. 1; pp. 211 - 213
• Main Authors: McRae, Hannah L., Moore, Jozal W., Ifthikharuddin, Jainulabdeen J., Refaai, Majed A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2021
• Subjects: Antibodies, Antiphospholipid - blood; antiphospholipid syndrome; Antiphospholipid Syndrome - blood; Antiphospholipid Syndrome - complications; Antiphospholipid Syndrome - diagnosis; Antiphospholipid Syndrome - immunology; Autoantigens - immunology; Automation; Biopsy; Bone Marrow - pathology; Dexamethasone - pharmacology; Diagnosis, Differential; Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic; False Positive Reactions; Hematology; Heparin; Heparin - adverse effects; Heparin - immunology; heparin induced thrombocytopenia; Humans; Ischemic Stroke - etiology; Latex; lupus anticoagulant; Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor - blood; Male; Middle Aged; Nephelometry and Turbidimetry - methods; Platelet Factor 4 - immunology; Status Epilepticus - etiology; Systemic lupus erythematosus; thrombocytopenia; Thrombocytopenia - blood; Thrombocytopenia - chemically induced; Thrombocytopenia - diagnosis; Thrombocytopenia - immunology; antiphospholipid syndrome; heparin; lupus anticoagulant; thrombocytopenia; heparin induced thrombocytopenia
• ISSN: 0007-1048; 1365-2141
• DOI: 10.1111/bjh.17471