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By Mayo Clinic staffDangerous internal bleeding can occur when your platelet count falls below 10,000 platelets per microliter. Though rare, severe thrombocytopenia can cause bleeding into the brain or intestines, which can be fatal.
References
- Mullally A, et al. Thrombocytopenia. In: Nilsson KR, et al. The Osler Medical Handbook. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2006. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/178460302-5/0/1387/0.html. Accessed Jan. 15, 2010.
- Thrombocytopenia. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/thcp/thcp_all.html. Accessed Jan. 15, 2010.
- McMillan R. Hemorrhagic disorders: Abnormalities of platelet and vascular function. In: Goldman L, et al. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2008. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/178460302-6/0/1492/0.html. Accessed Jan. 15, 2010.
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