Thrombocytopenia responding to red blood cell transfusion.
Three patients with severe symptomatic iron deficiency anemia and thrombocytopenia had a significant rise in platelet count a few days following packed red blood cell transfusion. Pre-transfusion platelet count of patient one was 17 x 10(9)/L, 22 x 10(9)/L in patient 2 and 29 x 10(9)/L in patient 3. On the 6th day post transfusion, the platelet count rose to 166 x 10(9)/L in patient one, 830 x 10(9)/L in patient 2 and 136 x 10(9)/L in patient 3. The possible mechanisms behind such an unreported observation are discussed.
Mubarak
Ahmed A
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Department of Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar. mubarak1955@hotmail.com
Awidi
Abdalla
A
Rasul
Kakil I
KI
Al-Homsi
Ussama
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017707:Erythrocyte Transfusion / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010976:Platelet Count; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome