High vs. Low Platelets: Diseases and Disorders Linked to Thrombocyte Imbalance

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:chart_decreasing: Diseases Causing Low Platelets (Thrombocytopenia)

  1. Dengue fever

  2. Leukemia & other blood cancers

  3. Aplastic anemia

  4. HIV/AIDS

  5. Hepatitis C

  6. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

  7. Sepsis (severe infection)

  8. Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)

  9. Drug-induced thrombocytopenia (e.g., chemotherapy, heparin-induced)

  10. Bone marrow failure syndromes

:chart_increasing: Diseases Causing High Platelets (Thrombocytosis)

  1. Essential thrombocythemia (bone marrow disorder)

  2. Polycythemia vera

  3. Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)

  4. Iron deficiency anemia

  5. Post-splenectomy (after spleen removal)

  6. Tuberculosis & chronic infections

  7. Inflammatory diseases (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease)

  8. Cancer-related thrombocytosis (lung, gastrointestinal, ovarian, etc.)

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Thanks for the clear breakdown!

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Platelets play very important role in our body

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