Demographic and clinical analysis on hospitalized patients with thrombocytopenia
- Fatma H Sajwani
- Hala O Al Tunaiji
DOIAbstract
Introduction: Thrombocytopenia is a common hematological abnormality observed in hospitalized patients. Objective: The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of thrombocytopenia and its underlying causes. Patients and Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on 221 thrombocytopenia patients (platelet count <100 × 10 9 /L) admitted to a single center (Al Qassimi Hospital-United Arab Emirates, Sharjah) between the years 2005 and 2010, and the demographics, associated conditions, therapy and outcome assessed. Results: Median age at diagnosis was 39 years (range 0-90 years), including 18.5% children. The majority of patients presented with platelet counts ≥71 × 10 9 /L. Thrombocytopenia was more common in younger women (...
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