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Platelet satellitism (PS) is a rare phenomenon characterized by formation of platelet rosettes predominantly around polymorphonuclear (PMN) leukocytes which are seen in Wright stained peripheral blood smears prepared almost exclusively from ethylene-diamine-tetra-acetic acid (EDTA) anticoagulated blood samples. It is a rare cause of pseudothrombocytopenia.We describe a case report of PS noticed in a patient of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis along with proposed possible patho-physiological mechanisms.