Thrombocytosis is a disease that is caused by the excessive numbers of platelets in blood. The different physiologist refers the platelets counts to be between 150-400 x 109/L. If the platelets exceed from this range then the patient is considered to be suffering from it. There are two types of it: primary and secondary.
Secondary Thrombocytosis
What are the major causes of primary and secondary thrombocytosis?
The causes are different in both types of thrombocytosis. The primary causes are still unknown but it usually occurs due to the increase platelets caused by the abnormal cells in the bone narrow. This is also known as essential. Another condition is the genetic mutation and it is inherited disease. In primary thrombocytosis a patient can have surprise bleeding and blood clotting. The secondary thrombocytosis causes are cancer (mostly lung, breast, lymphoma, ovarian and gastrointestinal cancers), iron deficiency i.e. anemia, organ removing surgery, reactions to the medicines and infection or inflammation such as tuberculosis, inflammatory bowel disease and tissues disorders. Patients of secondary thrombocytosis diseases have fewer chances of bleeding and blood clots than primary thrombocytosis.
Thrombocytosis emedicine for treating the thrombocytosis disease
The patients must consult the doctor for prescribing the thrombocytosis emedicine for them. Mostly primary thrombocytosis patients need following medication to lessen down the platelets:
1. Hydroxyurea: It is mostly prescribed for the primary thrombocytosis patients and it is given under the strict supervision of doctors who are specialized in cancer and other blood diseases. It is also use to treat the cancer and other life threatening diseases.
2. Anagrelide: It is also use to lessen down the platelets in the blood but this medication is not as much effective as Hydroxyurea. And it can cause many side effects like palpitation, heart failure, fluid retention, arrhythmias and headaches.
3. Interferon alfa: Mostly prescribed to the pregnant women who are also suffering from primary.
4. Plateletpheresis: It is a process to lessen down the platelets and mostly adopted in case emergencies.
The patients of secondary thrombocytosis are mostly treated by clearly identifying the root cause of disease and usually do not require medication.
Some Symptoms of Thrombocytosis
Mostly victims do not show any symptoms and signs. It can be identified from the blood test. Thrombocytosis symptoms appear mostly in the form of bruising skin and bleeding from various body parts like mouth, nose, gums, intestinal tract and the stomach. It can also become reason for weakness, headache and numbness in feet and hands. The thrombocytosis symptoms are more obvious in the primary patients than the secondary patients.
How to do thrombocytosis treatment?
Mostly patients do not show the symptoms of thrombocytosis that is why routine checkup becomes essential. In thrombocytosis treatment aspirin can be given to the primary thrombocytosis patients. The low dosage of aspirin will help in preventing the blood clotting. Several other medications like hydroxyurea or anagrelide can be used to minimize the production of platelets from the bone narrow. Plateletpheresis can also be performed to immediately lessen down the platelet count from the blood. Everyone have to take good care of Thrombocytosis.