Low Platelet Count (thrombocytopenia): Treatment

 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.