Thrombocytopenia

The "platelets" in human blood contains about 100,000 to 300,000 platelets per cubic millimeter of blood. Its average life span is 8 to 12 days. Due to various reasons, the platelet count results are lower than the lower limit of the reference value, which is platelets. cut back. If the thrombocytopenia is severe, it can cause a series of symptoms, such as nosebleeds, bleeding gums, bleeding from the oral mucosa, bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract, heavy menstrual blood, and hematuria. Bleeding points or bruises of various sizes can appear on the skin and are more common in the extremities. The lower limbs are the most common and are called "purpura". This disease is called "thrombocytopenic purpura" in medicine.

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