Effect of iron therapy on platelet counts in patients with inflammatory bowel disease-associated anemia.

Effect of iron therapy on platelet counts in patients with inflammatory bowel disease-associated anemia.

Secondary thrombocytosis is a clinical feature of unknown significance. In inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), thrombocytosis is considered a marker of active disease; however, iron deficiency itself may trigger platelet generation. In this study we tested the effect of iron therapy on platelet counts...

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Main Authors: Stefanie Kulnigg-Dabsch, Rayko Evstatiev, Clemens Dejaco, Christoph Gasche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3323537?pdf=render

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