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  1. THROMBOCYTOPENIA
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  3. An abnormally low number of platelets (thrombocytes)‚Äîless then 150,000‚Äîdue to disease, reaction to a drug or toxic reaction to treatments. Bleeding can occur if there are too few platelets, especially if the count falls to less than 20,000.
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