Thrombocytopenia is defined as a platelet count of less than 150 × 10(3) per µL. It is often discovered incidentally when obtaining a complete blood count during an office visit. The etiology usually is not obvious, and additional investigation is required. Patients with platelet counts greater than 50 × 10(3) per µL rarely have symptoms. A platelet count from 30 to 50 × 10(3) per µL rarely man...

To find the prevalence and causes of thrombocytopenia during pregnancy. An analytical prospective observational study was conducted in Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, CSMMU, Lucknow. 1079 antenatal women screened for thrombocytopenia and investigated for cause and management strategies and fetomaternal outcome were recorded. Prevalence of thrombocytopenia was 8.8%. Gestational thrombocyt...

891 I 1949, Ackroyd reported the abrupt onset of severe thrombocytopenia and purpura in patients receiving the sedative allylisopropylacetylcarbamide (Sedormid).1 All the patients had taken Sedormid previously and had become sensitized to it. Today, this classic picture of drug-induced, immunemediated thrombocytopenia is most often caused by quinine in outpatients and by vancomycin in hospitali...

 Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has various presentations in children. Hematologic abnormalities is common in childhood onset of SLE, however, isolated thrombocytopenia is relatively rare. Thus, we present a child with isolated thrombocytopenia as a rare presentation of SLE. Case presentation: A 12-year-old boy with chief complaints of loss of appetite, weight loss, decrease...

BACKGROUND Thrombocytopenia is the most common hematological abnormality which is encountered in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The incidence in neonates varies greatly, depending upon the population studies. According to the frequency of thrombocytopenia and its complications and because of lack of such research in Iran, this study was performed on neonates admitted to Shahid Sadughi...

BACKGROUND Studies on the incidence and risk factors of thrombocytopenia among intra-abdominal infection patients remain absent, hindering efficacy assessments regarding thrombocytopenia prevention strategies. METHODS We retrospectively studied 267 consecutively enrolled patients with intra-abdominal infections. Occurrence of thrombocytopenia was scanned for all patients. All-cause 28-day mor...

OBJECTIVE Report an unusual cause of thrombocytopenia in a burn patient and provide a brief review of causes of thrombocytopenia in critically ill patients. METHODS Case report format and selected review of PubMed search including the search terms thrombocytopenia, critical illness, and vancomycin. RESULTS Reports of vancomycin-induced thrombocytopenia are uncommon. CONCLUSION Drug-induce...

Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is used to treat immune thrombocytopenia resulting from a variety of autoimmune and nonautoimmune diseases such as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, and posttransfusion purpura. IVIG is a limited resource and although considered safe, may nevertheless carry some risk of transferring disease. Its high cost makes monoclo...