Severe thrombocytopenia can be very dangerous, even fatal, without treatment. Treatment depends on the underlying cause but can include medications, transfusions, and surgery. Severe thrombocytopenia ...

What can you tell me about the cause and treatment of immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP)? I am a 71-year-old male, and after lab results showed a low blood platelet count, I underwent a spleen and ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dear Dr. Roach • My brother is 71 and is having a very difficult time with an extremely low blood platelet count (20). He was ...

What can you tell me about the cause and treatment of immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP)? I am a 71-year-old male, and after lab results showed a low blood platelet count, I underwent a spleen and ...

Isolated thrombocytopenia is a condition where your platelet levels are low, but other blood cell levels are within a typical range. It’s rare and potentially dangerous. Thrombocytopenia is also known ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in 2010 and remained in stage 2 with no effects until 2022. In the interim, he was also diagnosed with atrial ...

Results published today in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that treatment with rilzabrutinib resulted in a rapid and durable increase in platelet count in patients with heavily pretreated ...