In gestational thrombocytopenia (GT), your pregnancy causes this decrease. GT is benign, usually symptom-free, and almost always sorts itself out after you give birth. To understand GT ...

But sometimes it can last longer, or come back after going away. Very rarely, especially if there is an injury to the head, immune thrombocytopenia can cause bleeding in the brain (a stroke). Immune ...

Antithrombotic drugs have the potential to cause thrombocytopenia, and when this condition occurs, prompt identification of the offending agent is complicated by the presence of multiple drugs.

ic.ac.uk Neonatal thrombocytopenia is a common clinical problem. Thrombocytopenia presenting in the first 72 hours of life is usually secondary to placental insufficiency and caused by reduced ...

Although not widely recognised by clinicians, partly due to an incomplete understanding of its pathophysiology, haemodialysis is also a potential cause of thrombocytopenia. His platelet counts ...

Vancomycin infusion was stopped. A complete blood count obtained 4 hours after discontinuation of the vancomycin infusion revealed a platelet count of 31 ×10­ 9 /L. Investigations ruled out likely ...

What causes ITP? Normally, the immune system helps prevent and fight infection. But in ITP, the immune system attacks and destroys the body's platelets. We are not sure why. When the immune system ...