PedAM

Pediatric Disease Annotations & Medicines

Disease	thrombocytopenia
Symptom	C0020532\|hypersplenism
Sentences	14
PubMedID- 21734807	Aim: to study the safety and feasibility of total embolization of the main splenic artery as a supplemental treatment modality for hypersplenism with thrombocytopenia or leukocytopenia accompanying liver cirrhosis.
PubMedID- 20467465	Primary indications for psss were repeated variceal bleeding despite endoscopic therapy (6), symptomatic hypersplenism with thrombocytopenia (2), and liver dysfunction in the setting of hepatic vein thrombosis (2).
PubMedID- 24255616	Lower values ofplatelet counts are seen especially in patients with hs after gastrointestinal bleeding.this was also seen in the current work with the possible cause being the increase ofspleen and hypersplenism leading to frequent thrombocytopenia, leukopenia and anemia.
PubMedID- 23781362	The major problem faced was hypersplenism leading to thrombocytopenia and anemia.
PubMedID- 23901200	hypersplenism may lead to thrombocytopenia, who may present with bleeding similar to our case.
PubMedID- 25233685	Indications for surgery were pain and abdominal discomfort caused by spleen enlargement, as well as symptomatic hypersplenism with leucopenia, thrombocytopenia and anemia.
PubMedID- 22708981	Peripheral platelet destruction or sequestration is the major mechanism for thrombocytopenia, with hypersplenism being an important cause.
PubMedID- 23420139	While in some patients the disease remained static, in a larger proportion a more severe disease developed characterized by portal hypertension, the latter leading to hypersplenism with neutropenia and thrombocytopenia and, in some cases, to ascites.
PubMedID- 22985446	Introduction: hypersplenism with thrombocytopenia is a common complication of cirrhosis with portal hypertension.
PubMedID- 23055649	other causes of non-immune thrombocytopenia in association with tuberculosis include hypersplenism, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura6 and hemophagocytic syndrome.
PubMedID- 26267788	In addition, it has been reported that splenomegaly leads to thrombocytopenia, associated with hypersplenism, in more than 60% of patients with hs schistosomiasis, especially in the advanced stages of the disease; however, relatively few patients present symptoms due to hypersplenism and need surgery .
PubMedID- 22287875	hypersplenism as a cause of thrombocytopenia may reflect portal hypertension from cirrhosis, collagen vascular disease, or rarely primary neoplasm of the spleen.
PubMedID- 22057175	A splenectomy was done due to persistent thrombocytopenia associated with hypersplenism, with good response of the platelets counts.
PubMedID- 23132324	The indications for surgery were pain and discomfort caused by a large spleen (5-15 cm below the costal margin) and symptomatic hypersplenism with leucopenia, thrombocytopenia, and anemia.

Page: 1