Blood Platelets

Piastrine che scendono, piastrine che salgono: quando preoccuparsi?

E. Parodi, G. Ansaldi, C. Botto, M. Davitto, A. Mondino, C. Olivieri, U. Ramenghi

2013/10 — pag. 629-634

Thrombocytopenia and thrombocytosis are defined by a decreased or an elevated platelet count, respectively. Changes in the platelet number are frequently observed during childhood. This article aims at quickly examining the main causes of thrombocy...

Trombocitopenia neonatale alloimmune HLA correlata

G. Melis, M.R. Gallina, P. Rosetta, I. Paolucci, V. Raffa, F. Ferrero, A. Guala

2013/10

Neonatal allo-immune thrombocytopoenia (NAIT) is a pathology caused by the passage of maternal antibodies against fetal platelet antigens through the placenta. The role of platelet-specific antigens of paternal origin (HPA - Human Platelet Antigen) a...

Trombocitosi e anemia sideropenica: un caso clinico

2003/4 — pag. 258

We report a case of a 11-year-old boy with a silent thrombocytosis associated to iron deficiency anemia. Iron deficiency anemia is a known cause of increased platelet counts but the mechanisms causing this reactive thrombocytosis are unclear, perh...