What are the side effects of low platelet count?
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What are the side effects of low platelet count?
What are the signs of a low platelet count?
- More bruises, or worse bruises, than usual.
- Small purple or red dots under your skin.
- Nosebleeds or bleeding gums.
- Black or bloody-looking bowel movements.
- Red or pink urine.
- Vomit with blood in it.
- An unusually heavy menstrual period.
- Severe headaches.
What is considered severe low platelet count?
A healthy person usually has a platelet count of 150,000 to 400,000. You have thrombocytopenia if your number falls under 150,000.
When should I be concerned about low platelet count?
Talk to your doctor immediately if you experience any signs of internal bleeding. Rarely, this condition may lead to bleeding in your brain. If you have a low platelet count and experience headaches or any neurological problems, tell your doctor right away.
Can low platelets return to normal?
The number of platelets in your blood generally starts to drop 7 to 10 days after chemotherapy and reaches its lowest point about 2 weeks after treatment. Platelet levels gradually return to normal after 4 to 5 weeks.
How do low platelets make you feel?
Thrombocytopenia signs and symptoms may include: Easy or excessive bruising (purpura) Superficial bleeding into the skin that appears as a rash of pinpoint-sized reddish-purple spots (petechiae), usually on the lower legs. Prolonged bleeding from cuts.
Can Vitamin B12 deficiency cause low platelets?
Severe deficiencies of vitamin B12 or folic acid and excessive alcohol can cause low platelet counts. But these are extreme conditions that occur very rarely.
What are the risks of having a low platelet count?
A low platelet count puts someone at a higher risk for internal bleeding or other blood clotting and blood vessel-related problems — and unfortunately can sometimes really take a toll on quality of life.
Can having low platelet count make you tired?
Low platelets usually do not cause tiredness unless the underlying cause of the low platelets is the cause of the tiredness. Example: if the low platelets are due to chemotherapy administration then the tiredness is due to the chemo not the low platelets.
red,purple,or brown bruises,which are called purpura