Thrombocytopenia: Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment

Description:

Platelets are one of the components of the blood along with white and red blood cells. Platelets play an important role in clotting and bleeding. The number of platelets in the blood is referred to as the platelet count and is normally between 150,000 to 450,000 per micro liter (one millionth of a liter) of blood. Platelet counts less than 150,000 are termed thrombocytopenia. Platelet counts greater that 450,000 are called thrombocytosis. In the present book we will discuss different points concerning platelets functions, abnormalities and therapeutic modalities for thrombocytopenia. (Imprint: Nova Biomedical)

Table of Contents:

Preface

Chapter One: New therapy for liver disease by platelets, pp. 1-39
(Takehito Maruyama, Takuya Kawasaki, Katsuji Hisakura, Soichiro Murata, Ryota Matsuo, Nobuhiro Ohkohchi)

Chapter Two: Thrombocytopenia in open heart surgery: a multicolored world, pp. 41-67
(Giuseppe Santarpino and Theodor Fischlein)

Chapter Three: Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Etiology, Pathobiology and Management, pp. 69-104
(Maysaa El Sayed Zaki)

Chapter Four: Pathogens Associated Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Children, pp. 105-123
(Maysaa El Sayed Zaki)

Chapter Five: Neonatal Thrombocytopenia: Etiology and Management, pp. 125-195
(Bosco Paes, Kim Nagel, Anthony Chan)

Chapter Six Therapeutic Apheresis (TA) in Thrombocytopenia, pp. 197-215
(Rolf Bambauer, Carolin Bambaner, Ralf Schiel)

Index