Cholesterol crystals causing falsely elevated automated cell count

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 358-363

  Shen, Peter U F ^a   Blair, Judy L ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated cell count; Cholesterol crystal; Chyliform effusion; Chylous effusion; Pseudochylous effusion

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOMATION; BODY FLUID; CASE REPORT; CELL COUNT; CHYLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 33644691873     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/HBMW658QFE44X1VH     Document Type: Review

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