A 38-year-old member asked:
Can thrombocytosis cause pain when breathing?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Ephraim Hochberganswered
Medical Oncology 25 years experience
No: Thrombocytosis, a low platelet count, does not cause any symptoms besides bruising and bleeding.
6.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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Dr. Joan Gelin commented
Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
thrombocytopenia = low platelet count
Sep 9, 2013
Dr. Richard Mcgeeanswered
Hematology and Oncology 50 years experience
Not likely: However, thrombocytosis can be associated with many things that do cause pain with breathing including pulmonary embolism of blood clots, malignancies, inflammation of pleura and others.
4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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