Dr Babar Awan gave a shocking hint in this video.
Thrombocytopenia can occur in people with HIV for many reasons. First, HIV can infect the bone marrow cells that create platelets, which means that HIV itself can cause this condition. Second, some drugs used to treat HIV and opportunistic infections can damage bone marrow, resulting in fewer platelets. Third, our own antibodies sometimes target healthy platelets and results in a condition called immune thrombocytopenic pupura, or ITP. (These antibodies are known as autoantibodies, as they are attacking the “self,” and signal the spleen to destroy and remove the platelets from the body.)
Thrombocytopenia can occur in people with HIV for many reasons. First, HIV can infect the bone marrow cells that create platelets, which means that HIV itself can cause this condition. Second, some drugs used to treat HIV and opportunistic infections can damage bone marrow, resulting in fewer platelets. Third, our own antibodies sometimes target healthy platelets and results in a condition called immune thrombocytopenic pupura, or ITP. (These antibodies are known as autoantibodies, as they are attacking the “self,” and signal the spleen to destroy and remove the platelets from the body.)