THROMBOCYTOSIS AND IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA: A CASE REPORT

Key words: Thrombocytosis, Iron deficiency anemia

We report a case of a 11-year-old boy with a silent thrombocytosis associated to iron deficiency anemia. Iron deficiency anemia is a known cause of increased platelet counts but the mechanisms causing this reactive thrombocytosis are unclear, perhaps the cause is an increased production of erythropoietine.