Patient presentation of isolated thrombocytopenia usually post upper respiratory tract infection is classic. No further investigations are necessary.
A 4 year old female child presents to the Emergency Department with her guardian. The child had a recent upper respiratory tract infection 17 days ago and now has a 2 day history of bruising. The child has not had nose bleeding. There is no past history of bleeding nor bruising.
On exam, the child looks well, actively running around the room. Vitals as listed.
Head and neck exams are normal. There are no adventitious breath sounds. Cardiac exam reveals a grade 2/6 soft vibratory systolic ejection murmur. The skin exam shows 1 mm diameter, non-blanching, red spots scattered diffusely and small bruises over the arms and legs. There is no adenopathy, no hepatosplenomegaly and all joints are normal.
Lab work
CBC - WBC 10.1 x109/L (Normal range: 6-14 10E9/L)
Hemoglobin 123 g/L (Normal range: 100-150 g/L)
Platelets 8 x 109/L. (Normal range: 150-400 10E9/L)
INR 1.2 (Normal range: 0.9-1.1)
PTT 30 seconds. (Normal range: 27.0-37.0 seconds)
Patient presentation of isolated thrombocytopenia usually post upper respiratory tract infection is classic. No further investigations are necessary.
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