Medically reviewed by Soma Mandal, MD Petechiae are tiny red, purple, or brown spots on your skin, inside of your mouth, or ...

A typical platelet count range can change with age. Platelet counts may fluctuate due to natural vascular aging, changes in bone marrow tissue, and altered blood plasma makeup. Platelets ...

A 2-week-old child who presented with petechiae was found to have a very low platelet count and was diagnosed with fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT). This case report was ...

Sometimes even the coziest hobbies — like baking, knitting, or scrapbooking — can seem like too much effort, and that’s when you know you need a true low-energy activity. These are perfect ...

Sickle cell trait does not cause individuals to die of physical exertion or heat-related injuries without rhabdomyolysis, according to a findings of a systematic literature review. In this episode ...

Unfortunately, she was diagnosed with severe ITP- Immune Thrombocytopaenia (Severely low platelets) in December 2023, which makes this dream nearly impossible unless she receives a lot of very ...

1 Clinical Laboratory, Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China 2 Clinical Laboratory, Jinan Children’s Hospital, Jinan, China Objective: This study aims to investigate the ...

Between 5-8% of women will be diagnosed with a low blood platelet count (thrombocytopenia) during pregnancy. It is very rare for this to be a problem during pregnancy or birth, but if you are told ...