• Acta paediatrica · Mar 2005

    Thrombocytosis at an early stage of respiratory tract viral infection.

    • Masaru Kubota, Haruko Maeda, Jun Yoshimoto, Kenichiro Kobayashi, Ikuya Usami, and Koji Yamaoka.
    • Department of Paediatrics, Kobe City General Hospital, Kobe, Japan. mkubota@kcgh.gr.jp
    • Acta Paediatr. 2005 Mar 1; 94 (3): 364-6.

    AimTo determine whether thrombocytosis, a platelet count of more than 500 x 10(9)/l, occurs at an early stage of respiratory tract viral infection.MethodsThe medical records of 345 patients with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza, measles, adenovirus or human herpes virus 6 infections were retrospectively reviewed.ResultsThe mean platelet count was significantly higher in RSV patients than in patients with other respiratory infections. Among the 29 patients with thrombocytosis, 24 (82.8%) had RSV infection.ConclusionWhen thrombocytosis is positive at an early stage of respiratory tract infection, RSV should be taken into account as a causative agent.

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