Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 60-year-old woman, recently diagnosed with essential thrombocytosis, which apparently is rare and a form of bone marrow cancer. It was found during a routine blood test, and I ...
Platelets (also called thrombocytes) are small blood cell fragments made by your bone marrow. They help form blood clots to stop you from bleeding when you've been injured. Platelets are small cell ...
Change in platelet counts was a common phenomenon after major joint surgery, and elevated PLTC occurred in about half of the patients who were admitted to the rehabilitation centre. Thrombocytosis was ...
Refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts (RARS) associated with marked thrombocytosis (RARS-T) has clinical and pathologic features of both RARS and essential thrombocytosis (ET). It has been ...
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Can high platelets lead to serious health issues?
Medically reviewed by Douglas A. Nelson, MD Key Takeaways A high platelet count can lead to mild bruising or serious ...
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 33 years old and recently had an annual physical and routine blood work. I'm active with two children and feel fantastic, but my platelet count came back as 651. My health care ...
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