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What can cause elevated platelet count in a 13-month old?
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Possibly dehydration: Children can have an increased platelet count when they are dehydrated. It usually returns to normal when they drink enough to respolve the dehydration. If it is still elevated, see your pediatrician.
Answered 3/18/2018
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Inflammation...: There are many causes of higher than normal platelet count. Platelets are an "acute phase reactant", which simply means they go up in number whenever there is inflammation (like an infection [any type]). Iron deficiency can also cause this, but usually person is anemic. Whether or not it needs to get rechecked depends on how elevated the platelet count is.
Answered 12/9/2013
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