THROMBOCYTOSIS - ETIOLOGIC ANALYSIS OF 663 PATIENTS

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YOHANNAN, MD
HIGGY, KE
ALMASHHADANI, SA
SANTHOSHKUMAR, CR
机构
[1] KING SAUD UNIV,COLL MED,DEPT PEDIAT,RIYADH,SAUDI ARABIA
[2] KING SAUD UNIV,COLL MED,KING KHALID UNIV HOSP,DEPT HEMATOL,RIYADH,SAUDI ARABIA
[3] KING SAUD UNIV,COLL MED,KING KHALID UNIV HOSP,DEPT MED,RIYADH,SAUDI ARABIA
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10.1177/000992289403300605
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R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
摘要
Six hundred sixty-three children aged 1 to 16 years with thrombocytosis (defined as a platelet count of more than 500 x 10(9)/L) seen in a university hospital over a 1-year period were studied prospectively for etiology. The causes of thrombocytosis were infection (30.6%), hemolytic anemia (l9.3%), tissue damage (15.2%), rebound thrombocytosis (14.8%), chronic inflammation (4.1%),renal disorders (4.1%), and malignancy (2%). Thrombocytosis associated with multiple, simultaneous causative factors was seen in 3.3% of cases. Among all patients with infections, osteomyelitis and septic arthritis were associated with higher platelet counts than other infections (P<.0001). Thrombocytosis secondary to infections was significantly more common in children under 5 years of age, whereas chronic inflammation, malignancy, and renal disorders were more common causes of thrombocytosis in children over 5 years of age. Thrombocytosis of 1 million or more platelets was seen in 13 (2%) children. No thrombocytosis-related complications were seen in any children, and none required any specific treatment. Thrombocytosis is a frequent finding in children. It is due to a variety of etiologic factors and is of little clinical discriminatory value. It is often due to an acute-phase phenomenon in response to infection, tissue damage, blood loss, or anemia, and is rarely due to malignancy.
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