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What is Thrombocytosis

Platelets are parts of the blood that help form blood clots. Thrombocytosis (throm-boe-sie-TOE-sis) is a disorder in which your body produces too many platelets.

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  • Weakness.
  • Bruising easily.
  • Bloody stools.
  • Headache and dizziness.
  • Swollen lymph nodes
  • Bleeding after injury or surgery.
  • Blood clots in arteries and veins, most often in the hands, feet, and brain.
  • Bleeding from the nose, gums, and GI (gastrointestinal) tract.

Thrombocythemia and thrombocytosis may cause blood clots which can block blood flow to your organs. This can lead to the following serious complications: Venous thromboembolism. Stroke and transient ischemic attacks

  • Blood loss.
  • Cancer.
  • Infections.
  • Iron deficiency.
  • Removal of your spleen.
  • Hemolytic anemia — a type of anemia in which your body destroys red blood cells faster than it produces them, often due to certain blood diseases or autoimmune disorders.

Some conditions that can raise your risk of thrombocytosis are listed below. Anemia: Iron-deficiency anemia and hemolytic anemia can cause thrombocytosis. Cancer: Many people who have high platelet counts also have cancer — mostly lung, gastrointestinal, breast, or ovarian cancer or lymphoma.

Screening and Prevention of Thrombocythemia and Thrombocytosis. You can't prevent primary thrombocythemia. However, you can take steps to reduce your risk for complications. For example, you can control many of the risk factors for blood clots, such as high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking.

How is it diagnosed?

How is it diagnosed?

Your doctor might prescribe platelet-lowering drugs such as hydroxyurea (Droxia, Hydrea), anagrelide (Agrylin) or interferon alfa (Intron A). In emergencies, platelets can be filtered from your blood with a machine. This procedure is called plateletpheresis.

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How is it treated?

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Your doctor might prescribe platelet-lowering drugs such as hydroxyurea (Droxia, Hydrea), anagrelide (Agrylin) or interferon alfa (Intron A). In emergencies, platelets can be filtered from your blood with a machine. This procedure is called plateletpheresis. The effects are only temporary

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