Prevalence of Thrombocytosis in Anemic Patients of Akhtar Saeed Trust Hospital Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract

Introduction: Anemia is the one of the most widespread disorder all across the world characterized by low haemoglobin levels in blood causing reduced oxygenation of red blood cells and consequently producing symptoms such as lethargy, malaise and shortness of breath according to its severity. Thrombocytosis is a condition in which the number of platelets is increased and it can be identified by same methods which we use for te diagnosis of anemia. In previous studies, it has been found that thrombocytosis is associated with mild, moderate and severe forms of anemia.
 Materials & Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the patients with anemia who were less than 18 years old were included. Samples were collected from the outdoor and indoor patients of Akhter Saeed Trust Hospital Lahore, who were not treated with any therapy to cure anaemia. About 2-3 ml of venous blood was drawn and sent to laboratory for CBC. Data regarding the MCV, MCH, and platelet count was collected on structured performa.
 Result: From total 224 patients, 64.73% were males, and 35.27% were females. Statistically, the p-value showed a significant association between all age groups [first (p =0.001), second (p =0.001), third (p =0.001), and fourth (p =0.001)], and genders [males (p =0.001), and females (p =0.001)] with all (mild, moderate and severe) anemias. The prevalence of thrombocytosis in iron deficiency anemia patients was 23.57%.
 Conclusion: The present study concluded that the patients having iron deficiency anemia can also be affected with thrombocytosis.