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Conteo de plaquetas

Nombres alternativos:

Conteo de trombocitos

Valores normales:

De 150.000 a 400.000/mm3.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Si el número de plaquetas está por debajo de lo normal ( trombocitopenia ), la causa puede ser:

Quimioterapia para cáncer
Coagulación intravascular diseminada (CID)
Anemia hemolítica
Hiperesplenismo
Púrpura trombocitopénica idiopática (ITP)
Leucemia
Transfusión masiva de sangre
Válvula cardíaca protésica

Si el número de plaquetas es más alto de lo normal (trombocitosis), la causa puede ser:

Anemia
Ciertas malignidades
Leucemia mielocítica crónica ( LMC ) temprana
Policitemia vera
Síndrome posesplenectomía
Trombocitosis primaria

Un conteo de plaquetas se puede realizar bajo muchas afecciones y para evaluar muchas enfermedades.

Referencias:

McPherson RA and Pincus MR. Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 21st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2007:477-8.

Hoffman R, Benz Jr. EJ, Shattil SJ, et al., eds. Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Churchill Livingston; 2005:2001.

Fecha de revisión: 3/8/2007
Versión en inglés revisada por: Mark Levin, MD, Hematologist and Oncologist, Newark, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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