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The platelet count has reduced to 35*10^3 per microliter of blood in dengue patient. Is it critical?

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Patient's Query

Hello doctor,

My mother is suffering from dengue fever. The platelet has reduced to 35*10^3 per microliter of blood. Is it critical? Her reports show sudden reduction in platelets from 100*10^3 per microliter of blood to 60*10^3 per microliter of blood then to 35*10^3 per microliter of blood. Please comment on this.

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

You have been diagnosed with dengue fever. Dengue fever's first phase is a febrile phase in which fever last for five to seven days and then a critical phase occurs in which plasma is expelled from circulation which lasts for one to two days.

So, platelet decline in one stage and afterward it recovers. So, a close clinical watch up is necessary in that case. If any unusual bleeding occurs, immediately consult your physician.

Drink lots of water. That is necessary to maintain plasma volume and you can take papaya extract syrup also.

Same symptoms don't mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!

Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri

Pathology

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