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Rashes and childhood infections
A practice question in the style of the AMC Part 1 MCQ exam. Choose your answer to see the explanation.
A well 3-year-old has bruises and petechiae 2 weeks after a cold. Platelets are 18 and the rest of the blood count and film are normal. What is the most likely diagnosis?
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The answer is A: Immune thrombocytopenia.
Isolated low platelets in a well child after a virus suggests ITP; most recover.
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