This case presents a woman in her late 50s with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) who presented for weight loss, syncope and ...

A high platelet count refers to the small cells that help blood clot. Also called thrombocytosis or thrombocythemia, a high platelet count is more than 450,000 platelets per microliter of blood.

Q: My platelets were slightly elevated on my blood test. What can cause this? A: Platelets are part of how our body forms clots to stop bleeding. They are produced in the bone marrow by cells ...

Thrombocytosis that shows up in a routine blood test increases the risk for an imminent diagnosis of several typically 'silent' cancers, such as pancreatic, ovarian, and cervical cancers.

A recently published report describes the diagnosis and treatment of a case of iron-deficiency anemia–associated thrombocytopenia secondary to recurrent nosebleeds.

In this regard, one must carefully examine the complete blood count (anemia or leukocytosis suggest early/prefibrotic MF), peripheral blood smear (increased red cell distribution width, decreased ...