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What is the normal platelet count and what is thrombocytopenia?
Query: Hi doctor, My platelet count is low for the past month, between 115000 to 130000 platelets per mcL, which I found during my regular body check-up. I do have any previous issues related to this. Please guide me. Read Full »
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.Your counts are clinically insignificant. Low platelet count is also called thrombocytopenia.In grade 1 thrombocytopenia, platelet count ranges between 75000 to 150000 platelets per mcL. No action is needed. Just follow-up is enough.In grade 2 thrombocytopenia, platelet cou... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, My three-year-old son has been suffering from a low platelet count (1,20,000 platelets per microliter of blood) for about six months. Approximately one year ago, he was diagnosed with a low hemoglobin count due to iron deficiency and was treated with iron supplement syrup for eight mo... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. For a platelet level of 1,20,000 platelets per microliter of blood, no treatment is needed. Unfortunately, I could not open your reports file. The management of low platelets or thrombocytopenia includes: Grade 1 thrombocytopenia: Pl... Read Full »
My wife is eight months pregnant and diagnosed with thrombocytopenia. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, My wife is on routine ANC investigation and got to know she has Thrombocytopenia 38 thousand platelets. She is eight months pregnant. Then, on the physician's advice, the MP and dengue test was done. MP test negative. Dengue Antigen negative. IgM negative. IgG positive. When CBC was re... Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Let me give you my opinion regarding your wife's condition. She is now stable, and no further management is needed if no active bleeding is present. Just take the prescribed syrup and drink lots of water. It is a case of dengue infection. In gestational thrombocytopenia, ... Read Full »
Is COVID vaccine a reason for my grade 1 thrombocytopenia?
Query: Hi doctor, I am having joint popping and low platelet count with LFT abnormalities. Please help as per the report. What is the reason for all these?I am taking the tablet Minoxidil for a hair problem. Read Full »
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.Please read the write-up on low platelets and then make queries (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity). Read Full »
I have low platelet count after having COVID infection. Kindly help.
Query: Hi doctor, I had a long COVID (omicron) infection for 25 days three months ago. Later, when I was traveling, I got myself checked for precaution, and my CBC report showed my platelets counted as 89,000. So I consulted a doctor, and he prescribed me 15 days course of multivitamins with iron (currentl... Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Following is my opinion on your asked question. I suggest you have thrombocytopenia post covid. If your doctor cannot find any cause of thrombocytopenia, low platelets might be due to an immunological reason. In COVID, antibodies can form against platelets by disturbin... Read Full »
How to manage microcytic hypochromic anemia with thrombocytopenia?
Query: Hi doctor,My partner was admitted to the hospital for a low platelet count, and she was asymptomatic. They did a blood transfusion and gave corticosteroids. There was no improvement in her platelet level. The doctor suggested me to consult a hematologist. On her recent reports, her platelet count wa... Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through the attachment (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Her platelet count is low in the manual as well as on the cell counter. So infective etiology has to be ruled out first. If there is no sign of any infection, then ultrasonography abdom... Read Full »
Did COVID-19 infection reduce my blood platelet count?
Query: Hi doctor, I have been an immune thrombocytopenia patient for the last seven years. Last month, I was diagnosed COVID positive, and recently I had a CBC, and my platelet count was reflecting as 82000/μl, earlier it was 163000/μl for over six months. No bleeding or blood clots in the body were noti... Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Your platelets count is low, and the reason is immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), in which antibodies act against the patient's platelet. Your platelet count is less due to ITP and not due to past COVID infection. I suggest you continue the immun... Read Full »
Please suggest treatment for essential thrombocythemia.
Query: Hi doctor, My father had an elevated platelet count for two months, around 21 to 35 lakhs, suspected to be essential thrombocythemia. When checked with the doctor, JAK2, NPN panel, and bone marrow biopsy tests are negative. They have been given Hydroxyurea and Ecosprin tablets. Already, my dad was a... Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Your father was prescribed Ecosprin and Hydroxyurea due to a very high platelet count. Now platelet count is within the limit. So no need to continue Hydroxyurea. However, platelet count has to be monitored regularly. Usually, such a high... Read Full »