Thrombocytopenia
• Low platelet count OR Thrombocytopenia is medical condition in which blood platelet count decrease from its normal value.
• Generally in healthy person normal blood platelet count is 150,000 to 450,000 platelets per microliter of blood.
Roll platelet in body
• Platelets are tiny blood cells that
help our body form clots to stop bleeding.
• If one of our blood vessels gets
damaged, it sends out signals to the
platelets.
• The platelets then rush to the site
of damage and form a plug (clot) to
fix the damage.
LOW PLATELET COUNT CAUSES
• Dengue fever
• Aplastic anemia
• Vitamin B-12 deficiency
• Folate deficiency
• Iron deficiency
• Viral infections
• HIV
• Chickenpox
LOW PLATELET SYMPTOMS
• HEADACHE
• HIGH FEVER
• LOSS OF APPETITE
• BODY ACHEMA
• DIARRHOEA
• VOMITING
• EYE PAIN
• KNEE PAIN
• LETHARGY
• NOSE BLEEDINGS
• RED SPOTS IN THE BODY
LOW PLATELET COUNT DIAGNOSIS
• If you have Symptoms them immediately do diagnosis
• Blood test
• Medical history
• Disease condition
TREATMENT:
5 BEST MEDICINE FOR LOW PLATELET COUNT
1. Home remedies
2. Blood or platelet transfusions
3. Medicines
4. Herbals
5. Homeopathy
1. Home remedies
• Beetroot
• Papaya leaf
• Amla
• Kiwi
• Carrot
• Coconut water
• Goat's milk.
2. Blood or platelet transfusions
• A platelet transfusion is when you are given platelets from carefully screened donors.
3. Blood or platelet transfusions
• Doptelet (avatrombopag) tablets
• Romiplostim injection
• Corticosteroid
• Eltrombopag (Promacta)
• Immunoglobulins (antibody proteins)
4. HERBAL MEDICINES FOR LOW PLATELET COUNT
• Caripill
• Himalaya platenza
• Platigen
• Patanjali giloy ghanvati
• Zandu giloy
• Dabur giloy
5. HOMEOPATHY FOR LOW PLATELET COUNT
• Carica papaya
• Hamamelis virginica
• Crotalus horridus
PLASMA EXCHANGE LOW PLATELET COUNT
• Plasmapheresis is the removal, treatment, and return or exchange of blood plasma or components thereof from and to the blood circulation of person.
SURGERY LOW PLATELET COUNT
• If other treatments don't help, your doctor might recommend surgery to remove your spleen (splenectomy)
• In people with ITP the immune system treats platelets as foreign and destroys them.
• The spleen is responsible for removing these damaged platelets and therefore removal of the spleen can help to keep more platelets circulating in the body.