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Thrombocytopenia refers to relatively few [[platelets]] in [[blood]]. A normal platelet count ranges from 150,000 to 450,000 per microliter of blood, determined by the 2.5th lower percentile of the normal platelet count distribution. | Thrombocytopenia refers to relatively few [[platelets]] in [[blood]]. A normal platelet count ranges from 150,000 to 450,000 per microliter of blood, determined by the 2.5th lower percentile of the normal platelet count distribution. | ||
== | ==Causes== | ||
==Common Causes== | ===Life Threatening Causes=== | ||
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. | |||
*[[Disseminated intravascular coagulation]] | |||
===Common Causes=== | |||
==Management== | ==Management== | ||
Revision as of 20:21, 13 January 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ogheneochuko Ajari, MB.BS, MS [2]
Introduction
Thrombocytopenia refers to relatively few platelets in blood. A normal platelet count ranges from 150,000 to 450,000 per microliter of blood, determined by the 2.5th lower percentile of the normal platelet count distribution.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.