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Platelets
Hi Ziad,
The description of the blood spots on your father's leg is too vague - I don't know what that can be but I don't think it is dangerous.
Nobody should take antibiotics for flue - it is a virus infection and antibiotics won't help him. Try to avoid infected persons!
I don't think IVIG can decrease platelets - patients with a special platelet disease called Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura are often treated with IVIG.
Some patients like me have dysfunctional platelets - they don't function well and then we need platelet transfusions when our platelets are less than 20. Other patients manage well with very low platelets - perhaps your father belongs to this group.
There is no rule for how long we can get platelet transfusions - unfortunately the platelets will decrease faster and faster after each transfusion in some patients.
You don't write anything about HGB and white blood cells - hope they are holding!
Kind regards
Birgitta-A
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