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16mth old male has platelet count of 509. are there any serious issues this could be related to? all other counts were normal except mch was 22.4.

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Dr. Hernani Cualing answered

Specializes in Pathology

Pediatric hemedoc: follow up may be needed if the mild increased platelets is persistent, unexplained or symptomatic. The MCH is near lower limit of normal, about 23-24 in this age group. A word of caution, lab values are never complete, unchanging or diagnostic without the context of the whole, so see a pediatrician or a specialist for a steady analysis and discovery of issues. Most issues in this age are reactive.

Answered 8/26/2015

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