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Causes of acquired thrombocytopathia include:

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*Infection with ''[[Angiostrongylus vasorum]]'', the canine lungworm, which also causes a consumptive coagulopathy.

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*Administration of large volumes of some '''[[Colloids|colloid solutions]]'''.

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*Administration of certain '''pharmaceutical products''', including [[NSAIDs|non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs]] and [[Cephalosporins|cephalosporins]].

==Thrombocytosis==

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*Pathological

**'''Essential thrombocythaemia'''

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**Megakaryocytic leukaemia

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