What are the dangers of low platelet count

Everyone knows that platelets are very important cytoplasms in the human body. The amount of platelets present determines whether people’s ability to stop bleeding is good after injury. If the human body does not have enough platelets, people will be easily injured and their healing ability will be worse than others. Low platelet count can also cause other problems, not just the body's own bleeding problems. Here is a detailed introduction to the dangers of low platelet count.

1. It can cause massive gastrointestinal bleeding and central nervous system bleeding, which may be life-threatening. If thrombocytopenia is not cured for a long time, it will cause mucosal bleeding leading to bloody stools, hematuria, hematemesis, and even bleeding of the cardiac mucosa.

2. Cause internal bleeding. When the platelet count is too low, it will cause internal bleeding, such as massive gastrointestinal bleeding, intracranial hemorrhage, etc., which is life-threatening. Heavy bleeding after surgery. Because of abnormal hemostasis and coagulation functions, heavy bleeding is often found after surgery. Excessive menstrual flow.

3. Thrombocytopenia can cause excessive menstrual flow in young women, and in severe cases, people may even vomit blood or have bloody stools.

4. Thrombocytopenia can cause unstoppable bleeding, the most common of which is subcutaneous bleeding, which is the more common thrombocytopenic purpura in hematology. (Purpura is a disease name in Chinese medicine. It is also called purple spots. It is characterized by blood overflowing under the skin and mucous membranes, and petechiae and ecchymoses that do not fade when pressed. It is one of the common hemorrhagic diseases in children. It is often accompanied by epistaxis, bleeding from the teeth, and even vomiting blood, blood in the stool, and blood in the urine. This disease belongs to the category of blood syndrome. The diseases and syndromes recorded in ancient Chinese medical books such as "grape plague", "muscle bleeding", and "spot poison" have similarities with this disease. This disease includes allergic purpura and thrombocytopenic purpura in Western medicine. The age of onset of allergic purpura is mostly 3-14 years old, especially in school-age children, more males than females, and more cases in spring. The age of onset of thrombocytopenic purpura is mostly 2-5 years old, with no difference in the incidence between males and females. Its mortality rate is about 1%, and the main cause of death is intracranial hemorrhage). The normal number of platelets in the body is 100,000 to 300,000. For some people, a number below 100,000 is not a problem. Anything below 50,000 is life-threatening. If you exercise too much, it can cause cerebral hemorrhage or even internal bleeding, thus endangering your life.

5. Low platelet count can easily lead to bleeding spots, and bruises will appear immediately after bumps and bruises. This indicates that the coagulation mechanism is poor and it is not easy to stop bleeding, especially for pregnant women or those undergoing surgery, which can easily cause heavy bleeding and lead to shock.