Is it normal for platelets to fluctuate

Is this normal? If it is, what is the point of testing every few months? Are they monitoring something else at the same time or just checking if he still has ITP?

Re: Fluctuating platelet counts 10 years 1 month ago Hello Daniel, I am also from the UK. My daughter is 4 and she was diagnosed nearly a year ago, although has had very bad bruisng ever since she was moving about so there seems to have been a problem for a long time. I can't really help regarding fluctuating counts, all I can say is that my daughters doesn't seem to fluctuate much at all. Since being diagnosed her count has been anywhere between 13, and 21, It is interesting to hear about another very young child who has had ITP for more than 6 months, as our haematologist for some reason thinks my daughters ITP will go very soon as children her age don't get chronic ITP not sure why she thinks that!!

I'm afraid your haematologist is probably misinformed or intentionally misinforms you to make you less concerned. I think Chronic ITP in kids is sufficiently rare for a doctor to say that, but I am surprised a haematologist would. Tommy is under treatment at the Paediatrics unit in Poole. Maybe it is worth talking to your GP about this and see if you can get referred to someone else?

On the other hand, I wouldn't think it will make a difference treatment-wise. In any case, it is very much worth reading up on ITP yourself. I found an excellent article through this site , which gives a good and recent overview of diagnostic and treatment options, with separate sections for kids. It also has a section on emergency treatment, which we carry around in case we need it. You can download a copy for free. He has had both some periods where his count is static and low all this year so far If your platelet counts remain low and do not recover, then this could be a sign of a more serious medical problem and it may need to be worked up more thoroughly.

Your doctor will want to investigate for other obvious causes of low platelets for example there are several prescription medications that can lower the platelet counts and they may want to refer you to a hematologist.

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Hello , I'm a 47 year old female who has been diagnosed with ITP. My platelet count would plunge due to heavy abnormal bleeding. My platelets rose to , but have now dropped to 85, Is it normal for platelets to fluctuate?

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