Q. Can you help with my daughter's low platelet count?
Hi doctor,
My 12 year old daughter was fatigued and had blue blotches over her body. The doctor locally ordered blood tests, and the results showed low platelet count of 50000. They administered Cortisone of 30 mg a day for two weeks, and the count went up to 100000. The doctor reduced Cortisone to 15 g a day. She felt fatigued again, and when we conducted the test, the platelet went back down to 50000. They have no answers. Can you help?
Hi,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
- Your child is having low platelet count and blue blotch over the body. The skin discoloration can be from low platelet as thrombocytopenia can lead mucosal bleeding.
- If it seems cyanotic patches on examination then cardiac, respiratory and vascular causes need to be searched for.
- In your child, the low platelet could be commonly due to immune thrombocytopenic purpura. Other causes include chronic infection, blood septicemia, uremia, TTP (thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura), drugs, etc.
- According to examination, further workup will be planned like if needed to confirm ITP, then do bone marrow examination study.
- As with steroid, the count improved previously. So, it seems most likely to be ITP. For ITP, steroid and intravenous immunoglobulin are the mainstay therapy with or without platelet transfusion.
- Consult nearby physician or hematologist for examination and accordingly plan the management.
For further information consult a hematologist online --> https://www.icliniq.com/ask-a-doctor-online/hematologist
Was this answer helpful?
|Same symptoms doesn’t mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!
Related Questions:
I noticed white strings in my stool. I hope it is not parasites. Please help.
Hello doctor, My wife is 28 years old, and her weight is 49 kg. She is on Thyronorm 75 mcg for past one year. We did some blood tests a year back as per our gynecologist's advice in view of positive ANA two years back which came normal in the same ye... Read full
What foods can help cure gestational thrombocytopenia?Hello doctor, My wife is 28 years old, and her weight is 49 kg. She is on Thyronorm 75 mcg for past one year. We did some blood tests a year back as per our gynecologist's advice in view of positive ANA two years back which came normal in the same ye... Read full
Please suggest a cure for my skin rashes based on the report.Hello doctor, My wife is 28 years old, and her weight is 49 kg. She is on Thyronorm 75 mcg for past one year. We did some blood tests a year back as per our gynecologist's advice in view of positive ANA two years back which came normal in the same ye... Read full
Comprehensive Medical Second Opinion.Submit your Case
Also Read
Coronavirus Variant Arcturus: | Omicron XBB.1.16 Variant
Arcturus is an emerging variant of the Omicron virus that causes various symptoms and spreads rapidly across the world. ... Read more»
Adrenaline Rush - Symptoms, Causes, Effects, and How to Control
Adrenaline is a hormone responsible for fight or flight response. It is also a neurotransmitter and medicine. It is also... Read more»
Fatty Liver - Types, Symptoms, Stages, and Treatment
The liver is the largest gland in the body. Its primary function is to process the food and drinks we consume. and filte... Read more»
Ask your health query to a doctor online?
Ask a Hematologist Now* guaranteed answer within 4 hours.
