Thrombocytopenia secondary to iron deficiency anemia respond to Iron
with a transient drop in platelets
A case report
Mahmoud S Eisa1, Mustafa A
Al-Tikrity1, Mona M. Babikikir1,
Mohamed A Yassin2
Hamad Medical Corporation – Doha – Qatar
1, Internal Medicine Department, Hamad General
Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation – Doha – Qatar
2 Hematology Department, National Center for Cancer
Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation – Doha – Qatar
Corresponding Author :
Dr. Mustafa A Al-Tikrity
Department of Internal Medicine
Hamad Medical Corporation
Doha, Qatar, AlRayyan Street.
P.O. Box 3050
Email: mustafaakramyousif@gmail.com
Maltikrity@hamad.qa
Abstract
Usually, IDA is associated with thrombocytosis or normal platelets;
however, in rare cases, IDA can be associated with thrombocytopenia;
even though thrombocytopenia that occurs with IDA responds to Iron
therapy. Iron therapy rarely causes transient thrombocytopenia per se.
A broad spectrum of diseases can cause anemia and thrombocytopenia. Some
of these diseases are a hematological emergency; others are benign
diseases, so early and accurate diagnosis is crucial in managing such
patients.
We are reporting an African female patient who is found to has
thrombocytopenia secondary to iron deficiency anemia (IDA), and she
responded to iron replacement therapy initially with a transient drop in
platelets, followed by a gradual rise in platelets till platelets
reached to the normal level.