Thrombocytopenia

Platelets, also known as thrombocytes, are small pieces of blood cells. They form in your bone marrow, a sponge-like tissue in your bones. Platelets play a major role in blood clotting. Normally, when one of your blood vessels is injured, you start to bleed. Your platelets will clot (clump together) to plug the hole in the blood vessel and stop the bleeding. You can have different problems with your platelets:If your blood has a low number of platelets, it is called thrombocytopenia. This can put you at risk for mild to serious bleeding. The bleeding could be external or internal. There can be various causes. If the problem is mild, you may not need treatment. For more serious cases, you may need medicines or blood or platelet transfusions.If your blood has too many platelets, you may have a higher risk of blood clots.When the cause is not known, this is called thrombocythemia. It is rare. You may not need treatment if there are no signs or symptoms. In other cases, people who have it may need treatment with medicines or procedures.If another disease or condition is causing the high platelet count, it is thrombocytosis. The treatment and outlook for thrombocytosis depends on what is causing it.Another possible problem is that your platelets do not work as they should. For example, in von Willebrand Disease, your platelets cannot stick together or cannot attach to blood vessel walls. This can cause excessive bleeding. There are different types of in von Willebrand Disease; treatment depends on which type you have.NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Disease Alternative Name

platelet disorders

blood platelet disorders

thrombocyte disorders

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Dr. Divya Jayan

Pulmonology

15 year old,non smoker,2 wks h/0 cough,3 days h/0 fever with thrombocytopenia,altered RFT and LFT, breathlessness + ,str...See More

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Dr. Prakash More

Pathology

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Dr. Harshita Jain

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Dr. Ila Jain

Pathology

An 83-year-old woman fell and broke her left wrist. She underwent open reduction with internal fixation of the radial head fracture. Postoperatively she received heparin prophylaxis for thromboembolism and diuretics to treat pulmonary edema...See More

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Dr. Muhammed Yasir

General Practice

8yr/m child with h/o cyanosis since infancy,came with breathlessness and cyanosis.,giddiness. O/E: central cyanosis+,ple...See More

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Dr. Hameed Chaudhari

Emergency Medicine

68Yrs Male with Typical chest pain Undergone TURP 25 days back H/o suffering from Dengue fever with sevre thrombocytopen...See More

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Dr. Mohan Kundal

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A 12-year-old girl with severe anemia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia is brought to an inpatient pediatric unit by her mother. Bone marrow biopsy shows hypercellularity with fatty infiltration. The patient’s mother says that she received...See More

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Dr. Sandeep Ghodekar

Pulmonology

65,male,presented with fever with chills since 3 days,found thrombocytopenia.heodynamicaly stable,started treatment cons...See More

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Dr. Sameer Kotalwar

Pulmonology

CT chest s/o RUL with Bilateral lower lobe patchy consolidation with bilateral mild effusion. Blood report s/o- neutrophilia with lymphopenia....may be bacterial infection. BAL culture with AFB stain will help in diagnosis.

Dr. Ila Jain

Pathology

A 60-year-old man is referred to an oncologist by his primary care doctor after complaining of fatigue, shortness of breath, and a recent history of bruising. Physical examination is no table for marked splenomegaly as well as purpura on hi...See More

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