Thrombocytopenia is common in people with cirrhosis. Potential treatments for thrombocytopenia in cirrhosis include medications, platelet transfusions, or spleen removal.

Thrombocytopenia is common in those who have chronic liver disease, such as cirrhosis. Several treatment options are available for both conditions. Learn more.

Thrombocytopenia is frequently observed in patients with chronic liver disease, with studies suggesting that it occurs in up to 76% of patients with cirrhosis. 1–3 The degree of thrombocytopenia ...

Thrombocytopenia in patients with cirrhosis due to HCV can prevent or limit antiviral treatment, but there is little information concerning the eligibility for treatment of patients with platelet ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My wife was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver a little over a year ago. She never consumed any alcohol. I am concerned because her platelet count is very low — it should be ...

Splenomegaly is a frequent finding in chronic liver disease, and it also occurs in acute viral hepatitis, infectious mononucleosis, and other viral infections. Hypersplenism implies a decrease in ...

HIV viral load, co-infection with hepatitis C virus, and cirrhosis are all linked to thrombocytopenia in patients with HIV, US investigators report in the December 15th 2009 edition of the Journal of ...

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Next to other complications, cirrhosis is also linked to abnormalities in haemostasis. However, the role of alterations in platelet function had previously been insufficiently investigated. Now ...

Cirrhosis is also associated with an enlarged spleen that may entrap platelets, the blood cells involved in clotting; so measuring a person's platelet count can be useful in diagnosing the liver ...

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