This case presents a woman in her late 50s with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) who presented for weight loss, syncope and ...

Secondary thrombocytosis is when an underlying disorder triggers the stem cells in your bone marrow to make more platelets. It's unlikely you'll have symptoms from secondary thrombocytosis.

All patients with thrombocytosis underwent lower limb duplex scan ultrasonography within one week of PLTC detection (mean 5.1 ± 1, range 4–7 days).

You have a condition called thrombocytosis (or thrombocythemia), which means “too many platelets.” This once was considered a condition of older people. It can, in fact, happen at any age.