TABLE 177-2 -- CAUSES OF THROMBOCYTOSIS (PLATELET COUNT >500,000/?L OR HIGHER) IN UNSELECTED COHORTS OF CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS (APPROXIMATE PERCENTAGES)
Condition Adults,..............>500,000/?L >1,000,000/?L
Infection ............................22% ............ 31%
Rebound thrombocytosis ........19% ............ 3%
Tissue damage (surgery) ........18% ............ 14%
Chronic inflammation ..............13% ............ 9%
Malignancy ...........................6% ............ 14%
Renal disorders ......................5% ............ <1%
Hemolytic anemia ...................4% ............ <1%
Post-splenectomy status ..........2% ............ 19%
Blood loss ..............................NS ............ 6%
Primary thrombocythemia .........3% ............ 14%
From Tefferi A, Gilliland DG: Classification of chronic myeloid disorders: From Dameshek towards a semi-molecular system. Best Pract Res Clin Haematol 2006;19:365–385.
Fuente: Cecil 23 ed