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What Causes Low Platelets Counts After Delivery?

What can cause pitika? My platelets were low (80,000) 5 months ago when I delivered my baby. Is this a sign that they could still be low, or is it OK to get this once in a while? I understand what it is but what can cause it other than low blood platelets?
Tue, 18 Nov 2014
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Welcome to H.C.M. I am Dr Krishna Dubey.
My pleasure to help you.

Pitika are eruptions on the face of adolescents .
In pitika, normal excretory function of skin is disturbed and waste material stagnated inside producing symptoms like itching, pustules and nodules formation.

It is not due to Decrease platelet counts.
Earlier your platelet counts was low so i suggest you to repeat platelet counts to rule out thrombocytopenia( Decrease platelet counts).


The exact cause of pitika is not known, but hormones called androgens can play a role.
Androgens increase in both boys and girls during puberty. Androgens make the skin's oil glands get larger and make more sebum.

This blockage of sebum results in pitika.

Thanx for query.

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What Causes Low Platelets Counts After Delivery?

Welcome to H.C.M. I am Dr Krishna Dubey. My pleasure to help you. Pitika are eruptions on the face of adolescents . In pitika, normal excretory function of skin is disturbed and waste material stagnated inside producing symptoms like itching, pustules and nodules formation. It is not due to Decrease platelet counts. Earlier your platelet counts was low so i suggest you to repeat platelet counts to rule out thrombocytopenia( Decrease platelet counts). The exact cause of pitika is not known, but hormones called androgens can play a role. Androgens increase in both boys and girls during puberty. Androgens make the skin s oil glands get larger and make more sebum. This blockage of sebum results in pitika. Thanx for query.