title: Idiopathic autoimmune thrombocytopenia purpura in a 12-year-old boy.
abstract: A 12 year old boy presented to the emergency room with chief complaints of nosebleed and petechiae on lower and upper extremities. The case was adopted for an assignment in a junior level Library Research and Case Studies Presentations course in a distance learning CLS curriculum. The study describes the patient's presentation and differential diagnosis based on laboratory results. The disease background is provided and treatment options are outlined.
authors.affiliation: Peacehealth Laboratories, Eugene, OR, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barrows
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kraj
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000175:diagnosis; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006493:Heparin / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D007938:Leukemia / Q000175:diagnosis; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D011693:Purpura / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis; D057832:Watchful Waiting
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D006493:Heparin