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Platelet Disorders
  • Overview of Low Platelet Count (Thrombocytopenia)
    • What is a low platelet count?
    • What causes a low platelet count?
    • What are the symptoms of a low platelet count?
    • What tests do I need for a low platelet count?
    • How do doctors treat a low platelet count?
  • Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)
    • What is immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)?
    • What causes ITP?
    • What are the symptoms of ITP?
    • How can doctors tell if I have ITP?
    • How do doctors treat ITP?
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