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What Causes Increased Platelet Counts In New Born?
my baby born on 4-4-2011 after 2 hours of his birth he sent to neonatal care unit .according to the doctors my baby is suffered from a severe infection and his breathing rate was also very fast and discomfort.after 4 days baby got normal but his platelets was first time 210000. second time after 2 days 30000. third time after 24 hours 40000. forth time again after 24 hours 65000 and then after 24 houres again this was 75000 during these tests baby was also got 50 ml FFP's and 2 time 50+50 ml platelets within 48 hours.so now i want to ask that why these counts are not going to be normal?
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
your child most likely according to this information suffers from a sever sepsis , which can cause something called DIC , a disseminated intravascular coagulopathy , which is the consumption of coagulation factors and platelets that is why his platelets are very low ( not high , platelets below 150,000 is low ) .
that's why they gave him FFP and platelets.
once the child survives this overwhelming sepsis , he has a good chance restoring his platelet count back to normal
that's why they gave him FFP and platelets.
once the child survives this overwhelming sepsis , he has a good chance restoring his platelet count back to normal
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