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High risk patients for thrombocytopenia include: Have certain types of cancer, aplastic anemia, or autoimmune diseases, are exposed to certain toxic chemicals, have a reaction to certain medicines, have certain viruses, and have certain genetic conditions. | |||
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People at highest risk also include heavy alcohol drinkers and pregnant women.<ref>[https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/thrombocytopenia {{cite web |url=https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/thrombocytopenia |title=Thrombocytopenia | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) |format= |work= |accessdate=}}]</ref> | People at highest risk also include heavy alcohol drinkers and pregnant women.<ref>[https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/thrombocytopenia {{cite web |url=https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/thrombocytopenia |title=Thrombocytopenia | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) |format= |work= |accessdate=}}][https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/thrombocytopenia "Thrombocytopenia | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)"].<span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fwww.wikidoc.org%3AThrombocytopenia+risk+factors&rft.btitle=Thrombocytopenia+%26%23124%3B+National+Heart%2C+Lung%2C+and+Blood+Institute+%28NHLBI%29&rft.genre=unknown&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nhlbi.nih.gov%2Fhealth-topics%2Fthrombocytopenia&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook" class="Z3988"><span style="display:none;"> </span></span></ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1], Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Farbod Zahedi Tajrishi, M.D. [2]
Overview
High risk patients for thrombocytopenia include: Have certain types of cancer, aplastic anemia, or autoimmune diseases, are exposed to certain toxic chemicals, have a reaction to certain medicines, have certain viruses, and have certain genetic conditions.
Risk Factors
People who are at highest risk for thrombocytopenia are those affected by one of the conditions or factors discussed in the "Causes" section. This includes people who:
- Have certain types of cancer, aplastic anemia, or autoimmune diseases
- Are exposed to certain toxic chemicals
- Have a reaction to certain medicines
- Have certain viruses
- Have certain genetic conditions
People at highest risk also include heavy alcohol drinkers and pregnant women.[1]