These tests may include: A high platelet count may be worrisome if: In general, blood clots tend to be linked to primary thrombocytosis. However, they can also occur with secondary thrombocytosis.

Cancers more likely to cause high platelets include: Essential thrombocythemia (ET), also known as primary thrombocythemia, is a less common cause of high platelet counts. ET is a disease in and ...

Those with infections, malignancy, neurological diseases, renal and liver failure, osteomyelitis, multiple trauma, rheumathoid arthritis, primary thrombocytosis or previously ascertained blood ...

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