What could be wrong if having severe indigestion and low blood platelet count?
Patient: Hi, I am having occasional bouts of severe indigestion (like right now) though I am generally very fit for a 56 year old male.  My doctor is puzzled that I have quite a low blood platelet count and she has run the blood tests for three concurrent months... Any ideas what may be going in would be helpful, thanks Doctor: Hi, Persistently low platelet count could be ITP (Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura). check if other blood counts like WBC and RBC are also low or lower side of the normal. You may need further investigations like  bone marrow examination and auto immune panel. You can post the details of tests done for complete understanding of your problem and possible diagnosis.Hope this helped.