Question 1

do corticosteroids help thrombocytopenia?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes: Corticosteroids are used as a treatment for this condition when the cause is immune destruction of platelets such as itp or drug-induced low platelets. In other cases steroids may be of not much help.

Question 2

what is the definition or description of: thrombocytopenia?

Accepted Answer

Thrombocytopenia: Platelet count less than the normal range of 150, 000 to 400, 000.

Penia = low
thrombocytes = platelets

thrombocytopenia = low platelets.

Question 3

is thrombocytopenia curable?

Accepted Answer

Depends on cause: Easily treatable causes of thrombocytopenia include drugs and infections. Thrombocytopenia due to bone marrow problems (cancer, myelodysplastic syyndrome, etc.) and autoimmune problems are harder to treat.

Question 4

can chemotherapy cause thrombocytopenia?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Thrombocytopenia, or low platelet count, is commonly caused by chemotherapy.

Question 5

can viruses cause mild thrombocytopenia (112)?

Accepted Answer

: More than mild. Infection with Dengue virus can cause severe thrombocytopenia, especially when infected a different strain than the one a person was infected with at an earlier episode.

Question 6

can thrombocytopenia be induced by chemotherapy?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Certain chemotherapy drugs have a higher likelihood of thrombocytopenia.

Question 7

neonatal alloimune thrombocytopenia, what is this?

Accepted Answer

Low platelets count: Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia occurs when fetal platelets contain an antigen inherited from the father that the mother lacks. The mother forms antiplatelet antibodies against the this antigen; these cross the placenta and destroy fetal platelets, resulting in fetal and neonatal thrombocytopenia. Minority of affected newborns  (about 20%) experiences severe bleeding including intracranial bl

Question 8

what does neonatal alloimune thrombocytopenia mean?

Accepted Answer

NAT: Neonatal (fetus or newborn under 1 month)
 alloimmune (immune response to foreign antigen)
thrombocytopenia (low platelet count).

NAT occurs when substances from mother's body pass into the baby's system, causing destruction of platelet cells.

Question 9

can thrombocytopenia occur in all cases of leukemia?

Accepted Answer

No, but many: AML almost always produces severe thrombocytopenia. All usually moderate. CML can be mildly low through elevated PLT count. Cll with falling PLT associated with advancing disease.

Question 10

are thrombopenia and thrombocytopenia the same thing?

Accepted Answer

Yes: "Thrombopenia" is a sloppy term.

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