Therapeutic platelet reduction: Use in postsplenectomy thrombocytosis

Therapeutic platelet reduction is an effective modality for the reduction of platelet count in patients with treatment of extreme thrombocytosis resulting from a variety of primary and secondary causes of thrombocytosis, which may be associated with thrombotic or hemorrhagic complications of varying...

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Published inAsian journal of transfusion science Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 85 - 86
Main Authors Negi, Gita, Talekar, Manjubala S, Verma, Sanjiv Kumar, Rehmani, Babar, Gupta, Vibha, Agarwal, Amit, Harsh, Meena
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2015
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
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Case Report
Postsplenectomy
therapeutic platelet reduction
thrombocytosis
thrombocytosis
therapeutic platelet reduction
Postsplenectomy
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Summary:Therapeutic platelet reduction is an effective modality for the reduction of platelet count in patients with treatment of extreme thrombocytosis resulting from a variety of primary and secondary causes of thrombocytosis, which may be associated with thrombotic or hemorrhagic complications of varying degrees. These cases when symptomatic fall into the ASFA Category II indication for therapeutic platelet apheresis procedure. Here, we report a case of postsplenectomy secondary thrombocytosis presenting with extremely high platelet counts and subsequent thrombosis in the shunt and successful treatment after therapeutic platelet reduction. The case is being presented to bring forth the fact that therapeutic platelet reduction is an easy procedure that gives quick and good results and also to bring to the attention of transfusion specialists an associated but as yet unreported procedural finding.
ISSN:0973-6247
1998-3565
DOI:10.4103/0973-6247.150961