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    Thrombocytopenia

    Thrombocytopenia is a topic covered in the Diagnosaurus.

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    Etiology

    Decreased production (bone marrow disorder)

    • Aplastic anemia
    • Hematologic malignancies
    • Myelodysplastic syndrome
    • Megaloblastic anemia
    • Chronic alcoholism
    • Other infiltrative process, e.g., myelofibrosis, infection
    Increased destruction
    • 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
    Splenic sequestration

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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/all/Thrombocytopenia.
    Zeiger RF. Thrombocytopenia. Diagnosaurus. 4th ed. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114675/all/Thrombocytopenia. Accessed April 25, 2019.
    Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Thrombocytopenia. In Diagnosaurus. Available from https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114675/all/Thrombocytopenia
    Zeiger RF. Thrombocytopenia [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2019 April 25]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114675/all/Thrombocytopenia.
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