Diagnosaurus
Thrombocytopenia
Etiology
Decreased production (bone marrow disorder)
- Aplastic anemia
- Hematologic malignancies
- Myelodysplastic syndrome
- Megaloblastic anemia
- Chronic alcoholism
- Other infiltrative process, e.g., myelofibrosis, infection
- Immune disorders
- Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
- Drug-induced, e.g., heparin, sulfonamides, thiazides, quinine
- Secondary (chronic lymphocytic leukemia, systemic lupus erythematosus)
- Posttransfusion purpura
- Disseminated intravascular coagulation
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
- Hemolytic uremic syndrome
- Sepsis
- Viral infections, AIDS
- Liver failure
- Preeclampsia-eclampsia
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Thrombocytopenia." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114675/1/Thrombocytopenia.
Zeiger RFR. Thrombocytopenia. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114675/1/Thrombocytopenia. Accessed November 3, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Thrombocytopenia. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114675/1/Thrombocytopenia
Zeiger RFR. Thrombocytopenia [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 November 03]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114675/1/Thrombocytopenia.
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