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Suggest Treatment For Low Platelet Count

i am a 52 year old female, 3 times over the course of my life during routine blood work i have had low platelet count, i don t remember the exact number the first but i was referred to a specialist who did further work ups and concluded that it was caused by something viral and monitored my blood count several times over a year or so, my platelet count went back up. the next time in 2014 i had routine blood work the count was 130, this was not brought to my attention by dr, I noticed it on results. I had routine blood work done last week and again the count is low, office did not give me the exact number , just said that they would monitor it, but said blood work would not be done again until my next routine visit in a year from now. Should I look into this sooner
Sat, 14 Sep 2019
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Hello dear. Welcome to HCM. So some patients have a borderline low value of platelet which is a normal variation. moreover,some may have a mild form of disease called itp. These condition can also lead to low platelet. As long as platelet count is above 50000, there is nothing to worry.
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Suggest Treatment For Low Platelet Count

Hello dear. Welcome to HCM. So some patients have a borderline low value of platelet which is a normal variation. moreover,some may have a mild form of disease called itp. These condition can also lead to low platelet. As long as platelet count is above 50000, there is nothing to worry. thanks