Can low platelet count in children be cured?

Low platelet count in children is usually a symptom of pediatric low platelet count. If the degree of low platelet count is not very serious, it will generally get better slowly without treatment. If a child's platelet count is seriously low and blood spots appear in the body, he or she must go to the hospital for treatment. Usually, a combination of immunoglobulin and hormones will be used for treatment. The child can also be treated according to Chinese medicine methods such as nourishing the liver and kidneys.

Treatment of low platelet purpura in children

If a child has thrombocytopenia, we must first see the extent of the reduction. If it is only a slight reduction and the total number is above 80, this is generally not a problem and will slowly recover.

However, if the thrombocytopenia is severe and bleeding spots appear all over the body, this is thrombocytopenic purpura, which is more troublesome and requires hospitalization in the hospital, and the use of immunoglobulin and hormones must be used during the treatment. Or, syndrome differentiation and treatment can be carried out according to blood syndrome. The main pathogenesis is heat, deficiency and stasis. The treatment should focus on clearing heat, cooling blood, stopping bleeding, replenishing qi and yin, and promoting blood circulation and removing stasis. At the same time, methods such as tonifying the liver and kidneys should be used to treat both the symptoms and the root cause.

Can low platelet count in children be cured?

1. To identify the cause and solve the problem of low platelets, we must first know what causes the child's low platelets. Different causes require different treatments.

2. Use hormones sparingly. Glucocorticoids for mild cases and large doses of immunoglobulin G for severe cases are commonly used drugs for the treatment of low platelets in many general hospitals. However, for children, the toxic side effects of hormones are too great. Giving them to children at adult doses will have a serious impact on their subsequent physical development and the recurrence rate is also relatively high. Therefore, it is clinically recommended to use hormones sparingly.

3. If the child's platelet count is greater than 30 and there is no bleeding tendency, he should be observed temporarily without treatment and can go to the hospital for regular blood tests. If the platelet count is between 20-30, it depends on the degree of bleeding in the child. Treatment should be given for severe bleeding. If the platelet count is less than 20, correct treatment should be given immediately.

The most common manifestation of thrombocytopenia

1. Acute type: Symptoms of thrombocytopenia are common in children, accounting for 90% of the cases of immune thrombocytopenia, and the incidence rate is similar in boys and girls. 84% of patients have a history of respiratory or other viral infections 1 to 3 weeks before the onset of thrombocytopenia symptoms. Therefore, the disease is most common in autumn and winter, with an acute onset and may be accompanied by fever, chills, and purpura of the skin and mucous membranes. If the patient has a headache or vomiting, be alert to the possibility of intracranial hemorrhage. The course of the disease is mostly self-limiting, with more than 80% of cases resolving on their own, and the average course of the disease is 4 to 6 weeks. A few cases may linger or become chronic over several years. The acute form accounts for less than 10% of ITP in adults.

2. Chronic type: The symptoms of thrombocytopenia are very complex. This type is common in young women, with the incidence rate in women being 3 to 4 times that in men. The onset is insidious, the symptoms of thrombocytopenia are mild, and bleeding often recurs, each lasting from several days to several months. The degree of bleeding is related to the platelet count. If the platelet count is >50×10^9/L, it is often bleeding after injury. If the platelet count is between (10 and 50)×10^9/L, there may be varying degrees of spontaneous bleeding. If the platelet count is less than 10×10^9/L, there is often severe bleeding. Except for the bleeding symptoms, the patient's general condition is good.