What does baby born with low blood platelets mean? My nephew was born 4 days ago by c-section, very healthy 9lb 9oz baby. He was rushed to the hospital for not waking up at all today. I guess there saying he has very low blood platelets almost non existant...What does this mean?
Hi welcome to Chat Doctor, I am sorry to hear about the condition in the baby. This clinical presentation is not a very common condition. Such low platelet count can be due to inadequate function of bone marrow which normally produces these platelets. There are a huge list of conditions. Child should undergo basic blood tests first including peripheral blood smear and the if needed bone marrow examination to arrive at a complete diagnosis. Hope he gets well soon.