Thrombocytopenia


  • Reduced number of platelets in blood

Increased consumption

Decreased production

  • aplastic anaemia

  • marrow infiltration

    • leukaemia

    • myeloma

    • carcinoma

  • megakaryocytic

    • ethanol

    • myelodysplasia

    • HIV

  • Nutritional

    • folate

    • vitamin B12

  • Drugs

    • chemotherapy

    • chloramphenicol

  • Radiation

Other causes of thrombocytopenia

  • liver disease

  • massive blood transfusion

  • extracorporeal circulation

 


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