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Q: Lukiemia Related Disease
asked by: hannahminnis on August 16th, 2007
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my mum has a disease related to lukiemia she was told . her platelettes dropped to 4 and she has been given more platelettes .her next step is a blood transfusion in a few days .I do no know the name of the disease .will she be given more platelettes if these drop again quickly. she is 79 and suffers from diabietis....ann
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MandMs
replied on August 31st, 2007
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Your mum is probably suffering from acute leukemia, malignant process that affects bone marrow and replace its normal cells (from which red and white blood cells and platelets develop) with higher numbers of immature white blood cells. Due to this, there is a luck of platelets in her blood steam, condition known as thrombocitopenia. With this condition she is pron to bleedings which can be fatal if they occur in brain (her situation is more difficult because she is diabetic and diabetic people already have problems with coagulation).
Transfusions with red blood cells and platelets is an initial treatment of supportive and symptomatic character.
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hannahminnis
replied on September 3rd, 2007
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP ...
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