A characteristic flow cytometric pattern with broad forward scatter and narrowed side scatter helps diagnose immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)

作者：Araki Raita; Nishimura Ryosei^*; Kuroda Rie; Fujiki Toshihiro; Mase Shintaro; Noguchi Kazuhiro; Ikawa Yasuhiro; Maeba Hideaki; Yachie Akihiro

来源：International Journal of Hematology, 2018, 108(2): 151-160.

DOI：10.1007/s12185-018-2454-y

• Immune thrombocytopenia
• Flow cytometry
• Platelets
• Aplastic anemia

Various disorders cause severe thrombocytopenia, which can lead to critical hemorrhage. Procedures that rapidly support the diagnosis and risk factors for serious bleeding were explored, with a focus on immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). Twenty-five patients with thrombocytopenia, including 13 with newly diagnosed ITP, 3 with chronic ITP, 6 with aplastic anemia (AA), and 3 with other thrombocytopenia (one acute myeloid leukemia, one acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and one hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis), were reviewed. In addition to platelet-related parameters obtained by an automated hematology analyzer, flow cytometric analysis of platelets was performed. A characteristic flow cytometric pattern with broad forward scatter and narrowed side scatter, which is specific to ITP, but not other types of thrombocytopenia, was found. CD62P-positive platelets were increased in newly diagnosed ITP cases compared to control (P < 0.0001), AA (P = 0.0032). Moreover, detection of dramatic changes in these parameters on sequential monitoring may suggest internal hemorrhage, even absent skin or visible mucosal bleeding. The bleeding score for visible mucosae had a negative correlation with platelet count and a positive correlation with immature platelet fraction (%), forward scatter, and CD62P. This characteristic flow cytometric pattern makes it possible to distinguish ITP from other thrombocytopenic disorders.

• 出版日期2018-8
• 单位河北医科大学