Thrombocytopenia is an abnormal drop in the number of blood cells involved in forming blood clots. These cells are called platelets. The normal amount of platelets is usually between 150,000 and 450,000 cells per microliter of blood. A microliter is an...

Thrombocytopenia (or -paenia, or thrombopenia in short) is the presence of relatively few platelets in blood. Generally speaking a normal platelet count ranges from 150,000 and 450,000 per mm3. These limits, however, are determined by the 2.5th lower...

For the benefit of busy general practitioners who are likely to encounter thrombocytopenia in everyday practice, Sekhon and Roy, (1) in this issue of the Journal, have provided a review of causes and a practical approach to the management of thrombocytopenia in adults....

Malaria continues to be a cause of high mortality and morbidity. Imported cases of malaria are increasing in New York City. Yet, New York physicians, when evaluating patients for fever, frequently missed the diagnosis of malaria. We evaluated the role of platelet count for...