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High platelet count infection
A 41-year-old female asked:
High platelet count. existing ear infection and sinusitis. could this be a factor in thrombocytosis?
Dr. Lewis Hassellanswered
Pathology 41 years experience
Thrombocytosis: While platelets do "react" to certain things and increase in number, infection is not usually one of these stimuli. However, if the degree of elevatio... Read More
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A 62-year-old female asked:
Dr. Steven Hebertanswered
Pathology 31 years experience
PLTS and kidney CA: Not usually. Sounds unrelated.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Rose Gazinanswered
31 years experience
Depends: Hello, a blood count cannot be interpreted in isolation and without the other numbers of this test. It's very important to know the clinical picture (... Read More
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Dr. Jalal Zuberianswered
Pediatrics 47 years experience
Slightly elevated: Parameter Male Female
Haemoglobin g/L 135 - 180 115 - 160
WBC x109/L 4.00 - 11.00 4.00 - 11.00
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A female asked:
Dr. Tanya Russoanswered
Pediatrics 27 years experience
Elevated platelets: Platelets are one of the acute phase reactants and can be elevated for a number of reasons, such as infection Transient elevations are usually not ca... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Silviu Pasniciucanswered
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
Mildly elevated : Both platelets and WBC are mildly elevated as seen in infectious and non infectious inflammatory states.
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A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Amrita Dosanjhanswered
Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 38 years experience
Mgt: During an infection, platelet counts may increase. If the count is extremely high a CBC, differential can determine if other cell lines are affected.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Rodney Pollaryanswered
Pediatrics 49 years experience
Check again: Often blood cell abnormalities come and go for a variety of reasons. I would recommend you see your pediatrician or family doctor and have your chil... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Unrelated: An ear infection is a focal, single site infection although the region (head/neck) is a participant. Your platelets are made in your bone marrow dista... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
Yes: Nobody can diagnose or treat you except your physician, but what you describe is both all-too-common and poses an immediate threat to health and life.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Lori Semelanswered
Pediatrics 37 years experience
UTI/WBC: Your white blood cell count could be elevate with a UTI if the infection has started to go systemic. The white blood cell count is an indication that ... Read More
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