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Hi, my son is 5 his plattlet count was down to 160 and a week later blood work showed his rbc was morphing ovalcyts and pokicyts what could cause this?
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Hard to say: Viral infection, abnormal hemoglobin are some possibilities. See the md who drew the blood for an explanation.
Answered 1/27/2013
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