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Is there anything that can cause your body to kill red blood platelets?
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Some confusion: Here. Platelets are present in the blood, but distinct from red blood cells. Destruction of platelets occurs on an immune basis, with some medications and in the face of chronic liver disease, as well as many other situations.
Answered 6/18/2013
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