Platelet counts in thalassemic children before and after splenectomy
Hathirat, P.; Mahaphan, W.; Chuansumrit, A.; Pintadit, P.; Sasanakul, W.; Isarangkura, P.
Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 24(Suppl 1): 213-215
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-1562 PMID: 7886578 Document Number: 7345
Even though thrombotic risks in thalassemia patients from standpoints of platelet dysfunction and coagulation factors are controversial, they are in favor of thrombosis due to thrombocytosis. From the study of 74 cases of thalassemia in children, marked thrombocytosis occurred during day 8 to 4 months during which one should be aware of the thrombosis. However, none of thalassemia children had acute thrombosis even at platelet counts of 1.6 million/microliters.
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