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Elevated Platelets Infection

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Dr. Heera Lal Poonia MD

My son has a bacterial infection and they have also discovered that his platelet count is low . He has his platelets check 6 months ago and they were fine . Why would he have a low platelet count ? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Heera Lal Poonia ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sumanth Amperayani MD

My son has a bacterial infection and they have also discovered that his platelet count is low . He has his platelets check 6 months ago and they were fine . Why would he have a low platelet count ? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sumanth Amperayani ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Rakesh Karanwal MD

Hi Doctor, My platelets count has been abnormally low as 35000. I was suffering from E-Coli and there more than 1 lakh bacteria. I was hospitalized and got treatment. Doctor said the E-Coli infection ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakesh Karanwal ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Pallavi.m MD

Avnissh has been diagnosed with low platelets of ~50k with no symptoms noted. We have done a bone marrow aspiration test and would request you to let us know the issue caused and its solution ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pallavi.m ( Anesthesiologist)
Dr.  Shailja Puri MD

On 24.10.15 my fbc showed hb of 11.1g/dl and platelet count of 410 000/UL. I m diabetic and currently had kidney infection . Today my hb is 10.2 and platelets have increased to 634 000/UL. What could ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shailja Puri ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)

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Dr. Prakash H Muddegowda MD

my friend was hospitalized with dehydration and low platelets after having a bacterial infection for about a week. She is very weak; she cannot walk. She is 66. Are the low platelets the result of ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prakash H Muddegowda ( Geriatrics Specialist)
Dr. Hardik Sanghvi MD

My daughter ( 4 years old) encounter an acute viral infection 6 weeks ago with an elavated tempreture that last 2 days. Her CBC show a WBC count to be reduced ( 3.3k/ul) and also her platelets count ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Hardik Sanghvi ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr. Syed Zia Hussain MD

infection. I have been reading that Monistat might not be good for my platelets. Is there any medicine for ...I have Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP) which means my immune system takes... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Syed Zia Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Suresh K Yadav MD

My 3.5 years daughter (weight 16.5Kg) has dengue fever. Platelet count is 2.1 lakh. how often should I test her platelet count. She has infection in her right leg s mother toe and is on antibiotic ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Suresh K Yadav ( Pediatrician)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

I have a history of liver cirrhosis with chronic low white blood cell count and low platelets. I am taking now aspirin 325 mg twice a day and rifampin and doxycycline for a hip joint infection. My last WBC ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)