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Case Reports
Cerebral vascular accident in a patient with reactive thrombocytosis: a rare cause of stroke.
- Benjamin Williams and Colleen Morton.
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. will2077@umn.edu
- Am. J. Med. Sci. 2008 Sep 1; 336 (3): 279-81.
Background And PurposeReactive thrombocytosis (RT) is usually a benign process and is not associated with thrombotic or hemorrhagic eventsSummary Of CaseWe report a case of a young man who suffers a stroke caused by RT, which was secondary to splenectomy, iron deficiency, and infection.Conclusions: Although rarely documented, RT can be the cause of a major vascular event.
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