title: Easy bruising · low platelet count · recent cold-like illness · Dx?
abstract: A 6-year-old girl was brought to the emergency department (ED) by her mother after the child had bumped her head while playing. While the physician examined the child's head, the mother remarked that her daughter had recently developed bruises that appeared suddenly and only after minor, if any, known trauma.
authors.affiliation: Fayette County Hospital, Vandalia, IL, USA. Email: glennskow@me.com.
authors.forename: Glenn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Skow
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003288:Contusions / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010976:Platelet Count; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D007155:Immunologic Factors