What Does High Platelets in Dogs Mean
An Abnormal Increase in the Number of Platelets Is Rare and Often the Cause Is Not Known. It May Be Associated with Bone Marrow Disease or with Long-Term Blood...
An abnormal increase in the number of platelets is rare and often the cause is not known. It may be associated with bone marrow disease or with long-term blood loss and iron deficiency. There are also disorders in which platelets do not function properly. Von Willebrand disease is one example.
What is the most common cause of high platelet count?
Infection. In both children and adults, infections are the most common cause of an elevated platelet count. 1 This elevation can be extreme, with platelet counts greater than 1 million cells per microliter.
What cancers cause high platelets?
- Lymphoma.
- Breast cancer.
- Lung cancer.
- Ovarian cancer.
- Gastrointestinal cancer.
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