Diagnostic and prognostic value of thrombocytosis in admitted medical patients.

Abstract

Thrombocytosis is not a simple marker of inflammation.

Its presence warrants thorough investigation for the presence of severe underlying disease, mostly complicated pyogenic infections, inflammatory rheumatic diseases and malignancy. Moreover, thrombocytosis is a marker for major complications and is an independent predictor of mortality in admitted medical patients.

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Subjects

• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Biological Markers
• Cohort Studies
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Female
• Hospitalization
• Humans
• Inflammation
• Israel
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Patient Admission
• Prognosis
• Thrombocytosis

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Authors

• Joseph Zvi Tchebiner
• Amir Nutman
• Ben Boursi
• Amir Shlomai
• Tal Sella
• Assaf Wasserman
• Hanan Guzner-Gur

Publication date

2011-10-27

Journal

Journal topics

• Medicine

Language

Eng.

Copyright

The American journal of the medical sciences

Department of Medicine B, Tel-Aviv Souraski Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel.

Release reference

Am J Med Sci. 2011 Nov;342(5):395-401

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