A blood disorder called thrombocytopenia can cause uncontrollable bleeding in sufferers, thanks to a shortage of platelets - the blood cells that are involved in the job of clotting in damaged vessels ...

A high platelet count, or thrombocytosis, is diagnosed when platelet levels are greater than 450,000 platelets per microliter of blood. A high platelet count can lead to symptoms that range from ...

A low platelet count is a condition in which the blood has fewer platelets than normal. Medically known as thrombocytopenia, it occurs when platelet levels drop below 1,50,000 per microlitre of blood, ...

THE beneficial effect of corticosteroids in the treatment of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in adults has been proved. 1,2 in approximately 60 per cent of cases, the platelet count can be ...