A 38-year-old member asked:

Can thrombocytosis cause pain when breathing?

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Dr. Ephraim Hochberganswered

Medical Oncology 26 years experience

No: Thrombocytosis, a low platelet count, does not cause any symptoms besides bruising and bleeding.

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Dr. Joan Gelin commented

Emergency Medicine 26 years experience

thrombocytopenia = low platelet count

Sep 9, 2013

Dr. Richard Mcgeeanswered

Medical Oncology 51 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.

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