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Blood platelets in the human body are medically known as thrombocytes. The condition of anemia wherein the blood is very low in platelet count is medically known as thrombocytopenia. If you go for a medical examination, you will probably be told that you have a type of anemia and will be administered treatment accordingly.
Basically, the primary symptom of thrombocytopenia is that blood refuses to clot. This leads to excessive bleeding for even a small cut or a scratch. Platelets are the glue that make the blood clot under normal circumstances. In all probability, thrombocytopenia is a side effect of something else altogether. It could be a side effect of leukemia, immunity disorder or some kind of internal injury that has gone unnoticed or unheeded. Typically, patients suffering from this problem are typified by excessive bleeding, heavy menstrual periods, easy bruising and sometimes, also unnecessary bleeding from the nose, mouth or ears. The skin of these patients looks like a network of red lines most of the time, since blood is easily flowing and so close to the surface.
While treatment for severe thrombocytopenia will include medications and sometimes, in especially severe cases, also hospital admittance and surgery, for most part, if detected early, it is fairly easy to control and cure. Of course, this would depend entirely upon the cause for the problem. Some patients may also require blood transfusions and marrow or plasma transplants to cure themselves of this condition. For yourself, you would be aiding in proper treatment and cure of the problem if you were to follow the advice of doctors and rest. Certain sports and types of general physical activity are also avoidable in the circumstances. You would also have be extremely careful about what kind of drugs you take while suffering from the ailment, as some over the counter drugs could also aggravate the problem.
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