Risk factors
By Mayo Clinic staffYou may be at risk of thrombocytosis if you have a medical condition such as iron deficiency anemia or you've had surgery.
References
- Tefferi A. Approach to the patient with thrombocytosis. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed June 12, 2010.
- What are thrombocythemia and thrombocytosis? National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/thrm/thrm_all.html. Accessed June 12, 2010.
- Vannuchi AM, et al. Thrombocytosis and thrombosis. Hematology 2007:363. http://asheducationbook.hematologylibrary.org/cgi/content/full/2007/1/363. Accessed June 23, 2010.
- Tefferi A. Myeloproliferative disorders: Essential thrombocythemia and primary myeolfibrosis. In: Goldman L, et al, ed. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2008. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/206064361-4/1014199238/1492/658.html#4-u1.0-B978-1-4160-2805-5..50182-8--cesec8_7943. Accessed June 12, 2010.

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