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Iron deficiency is a well-known reason for thrombocytosis.

Rayko Evstatiev et al, Iron deficiency alters megakaryopoiesis and platelet phenotype independent of thrombopoietin. AM J Hematol April 12; 89(5):524-529, 2014

Hemendra Mhadgut, MD , Hadiza Galadima, PhD , Hassan Raymond Tahhan, MD, Thrombocytosis in Iron Deficiency Anemia Blood (2018) 132 (Supplement 1): 4985.

Bergmann K, Bergmann OJAn unusual case of extreme thrombocytosis caused by iron deficiencyBMJ Case Reports CP 2020;13:e231833