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Can HIV Be Predicted Through High Platelet Count?

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Posted on Fri, 27 Dec 2013
Question: If i have a placelet count of 168 is there any likelihood i could have hiv. I am waiting on formal hiv test results but already know my placelet level.
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Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (47 hours later)
Brief Answer: Notpossible to predict HIV by plateletcount alone Detailed Answer: Hi, Welcome to XXXXXXX Thanks for posting your query. I think that you mean the platelet count. There is nothing like that of placelet. You mentioned 168. It could not be 168. Is it 1.68 lakhs? If it is so it is normal platelet count only. Platelet count may likely to fall due to many many reasons. In HIV it could fall at a later stages only. Say after 10-12 years after the infection. Only with the platelet count it is not able to predict the presence of HIV infection. If you want to have any more doubts to be clarified, feel free to ask. Dr S.Murugan
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Can HIV Be Predicted Through High Platelet Count?

Brief Answer: Notpossible to predict HIV by plateletcount alone Detailed Answer: Hi, Welcome to XXXXXXX Thanks for posting your query. I think that you mean the platelet count. There is nothing like that of placelet. You mentioned 168. It could not be 168. Is it 1.68 lakhs? If it is so it is normal platelet count only. Platelet count may likely to fall due to many many reasons. In HIV it could fall at a later stages only. Say after 10-12 years after the infection. Only with the platelet count it is not able to predict the presence of HIV infection. If you want to have any more doubts to be clarified, feel free to ask. Dr S.Murugan