Tag: Purpura
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Purpura in Children
The differential diagnosis of purpura in children depends about two considerations: (1) Does the patient look ill? and (2) What is the platelet count? Here’s how it goes: Appearance Platelet Count Causes Sick Low Meningococcemia, Leukemia, DIC, Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome (HUS) Sick Normal or High (*) Viremia (e.g., EBV), Vasculitis (e.g., Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome [Kawasaki]) Well Low Immune…