Fever with thrombocytopenia is usually due to an infection, often from mosquito or tick bites. Treating the infection typically resolves thrombocytopenia, but certain infections may have a less ...

Some medications can cause a low platelet count, which can lead to excessive bleeding. Heparin is the most frequent cause, but common drugs like acetaminophen and some antibiotics can also cause ...

A low platelet count—also called thrombocytopenia—means your blood has fewer than 150,000 platelets per microliter. Platelets are cells that help your blood clot. Without enough platelets, your body ...

Thrombocytopenia and hemophilia are two conditions that can affect the body’s ability to form blood clots. Although they have similar symptoms, they have different causes and treatments. When a person ...

Experiencing excessive sweating along with low blood pressure can be quite unsettling. While sweating is the body’s normal way of cooling down, sudden or excessive sweating, especially when ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in 2010 and remained in stage 2 with no effects until 2022. In the interim, he was also diagnosed with atrial ...

Some medications can destroy blood-clotting cells called platelets or prevent bone marrow from producing enough. This can lead to a low platelet count called thrombocytopenia. Drugs that may cause ...