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Why do patients with leukemia tend to bleed?
because leukemia is cancer of the blood :)
What causes a high white count and low platelets?
Liver cancer/ leukemia
What kind of cancer can cause abnormally large platelets and low platelet count?
Leukemia
Why do patients with leukemia have tendency to bleed?
Lupus patients often have thrombocytopenic anemia, either because the immune system attacks and destroys platelets or the immune system interferes with the manufacture of platelets in the bone marrow. Platelets are the part of the blood that cause the blood to clot. If the blood does not clot, people bleed.
Why would a person with leukemia have low numbers of red blood cells normal white blood cells and platelets in the blood?
A person with leukemia may have low red blood cells due to bone marrow being replaced by cancer cells, hindering normal red blood cell production. Low white blood cells and platelets may occur due to leukemia cells crowding out normal blood cell production in the bone marrow, leading to decreased production of white blood cells and platelets.
What infections can cause low platelets in dogs?
Thrombocytopenia can be caused by a variety of factors, including: Leukemia, Lymphoma, decreased platelet production, extreme blood loss due to a hemorrhage, and increased destruction of platelets in the body. These are just a few.
What is the blood disorder in which there is not enough platelets?
The medical term for platelet is "thrombocyte." If you have a decreased amount of platelets, the condition is "thrombocytopenia" or thrombopenia.
Is metamylocytes a sign of leukemia?
NO
Can aides cause low platelets?
AIDS is a syndrome. HIV is the infection. Yes it can cause low platelets.
Can you have leukemia with low hemoglobin?
Yes, of course! Low Hemoglobin means anemia, and it is said that "there are not leukemia without anemia"
How low platelets can go?
zero
How low can platelets get?
Its over 9000!!
