DEAR DR. ROACH: My brother has low blood platelets and anemia. He will be 73 this year and has had three back surgeries. What causes low blood platelets? Can anything be done to raise platelet count?

Thrombocytopenia occurs when your blood platelet levels are too low. Doctors use a grading system to determine the severity of your thrombocytopenia and its treatment. Thrombocytopenia is when the ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My brother has low blood platelets and anemia. He will be 73 this year and has had three back surgeries. What causes low blood platelets? Can anything be done to raise platelet count?

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Isolated thrombocytopenia is a condition where your platelet levels are low, but other blood cell levels are within a typical range. It’s rare and potentially dangerous. Thrombocytopenia is also known ...

Thrombocytopenia means that there aren’t enough platelets in the blood. Platelets (or thrombocytes) are very small cells that help the blood clot and heal the body from injuries. If you have lupus, ...

When platelet levels drop, the body’s capacity to clot blood and heal properly starts to falter. Bruising, fatigue, recurring infections, all these can creep in before you even realise something’s ...

Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) is a disorder that affects pregnant people and their fetuses. It occurs when the birthing parent’s immune system produces antibodies that attack and destroy ...

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