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Q: low blood platelets

asked by: rstanley on December 30th, 2008

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Hi, i'm new to this site, so I hope someone can really help me. I actually need to find out some info for my very sick uncle. He has a number of problems.....lupus, heart defects, diabetic, R A....just to mention a few, but last week he had to go back into the hospital ( 6th time in just 2 months)..his white blood count was only 400, so I am trying to find out if one of his newest meds is making is count go way down. The med I am trying to find out about is Letairis. Also, his brother is undergoing treatment for leukmia...could he ALSO have this...please help.

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deteragram

replied on December 30th, 2008

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According to one site, decreases in hemoglobin concentration and hematocrit were observed in clinical studies with Letairis. Another side effect of Letairis is low red blood count.
I found no information on whether it lowers white blood count. I do know that white blood cells help to fight off infection and, at 400, your uncle's level is much lower than the norm which is 5,000- 10,000.
The most distubing side effects of Letairis are liver damage and birth defects.

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