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What Causes Large Platelets In A Child?
Question: What can cause a 3 year old to have a normal platelet count but have large platelets?
Brief Answer:
Maybe infection or reactive growth response
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for asking.
I am Dr. Jyothi BL and I will be answering your query.
Based on your query, my opinion is as follows:
1. Large platelets are usually a feature of reactive change like in low platelet count or inflammation.
2. As the platelet count is normal, it might be in response to an infection.
It has no value with normal platelet count and has no role in inflammation or infection. Its only a reactive response as other white blood cells are increasing.
Children have rapidly responding bone marrow. Platelet can be large sometimes normally too.
Hope it helps.
Any further queries, happy to help again.
Dr. Jyothi BL
Maybe infection or reactive growth response
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for asking.
I am Dr. Jyothi BL and I will be answering your query.
Based on your query, my opinion is as follows:
1. Large platelets are usually a feature of reactive change like in low platelet count or inflammation.
2. As the platelet count is normal, it might be in response to an infection.
It has no value with normal platelet count and has no role in inflammation or infection. Its only a reactive response as other white blood cells are increasing.
Children have rapidly responding bone marrow. Platelet can be large sometimes normally too.
Hope it helps.
Any further queries, happy to help again.
Dr. Jyothi BL
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