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Admitted For Chest Congestion And Fever. Later Developed Pneumonia. Report Showed Hemoglobin 7.5gm/dl And Low Platelet Count. Suggest

My mother aged 79 years was admitted into the hospital for chest congestion and fever but later developed pneumonia. They had all sorts of test H1N1, antigen test HBsAG, RETRO Virus I and II which all proved negative. She was in hospital was a week and is now home a week back. Now is fit moving about but her CBC report shows her hemoglobin level 7.5 gm/dl packed cell volume 23,2 RBC 2.27 mill, Lymphocytes 81% and platelet count was low as 0000/cu.m.m but now its 0000 cu.m.m. but the PS opinion says RBCs show milld anisopokilocytes with many microcytes + Tear drop cell +. Ovalocytes + mild hypochromia WBC : dEPLEATED; PLATLETS DEPLIATED PARASITES- NOT SEEN...

I am much worried abt my mum health. Kindly let me know what is to be done

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Theresa

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Thu, 26 Sep 2013
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A s there is depletion of all cell lines like rbc and platelets and the reports are negative for common thing it can be a dengue fever. its a common cause od platelets depletion and also causes congestion in the chest and fever
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Admitted For Chest Congestion And Fever. Later Developed Pneumonia. Report Showed Hemoglobin 7.5gm/dl And Low Platelet Count. Suggest

A s there is depletion of all cell lines like rbc and platelets and the reports are negative for common thing it can be a dengue fever. its a common cause od platelets depletion and also causes congestion in the chest and fever