Hypersplenism, the reduction in one or more peripheral blood counts due to sequestration within an enlarged spleen is a common cause of chronic thrombocytopenia. Hypersplenism arises with in… Read More
Thrombocytopenia (combination of medical terms, “thrombocyte” [platelet] and “penia” [deficiency], based upon Greek “thrombos” [clot]; “kytos”… Read More