Question

A 55-year-old man has a low platelet count (30 x 10^9/L) and mucosal bleeding. Bone marrow shows increased megakaryocytes. No splenomegaly is evident. Which is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)

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Aplastic anaemia

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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)

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Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)

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Hypersplenism

Practice question

A 55-year-old man has a low platelet count (30 x 10^9/L) and mucosal bleeding. Bone marrow shows increased megakaryocytes. No splenomegaly is evident. Which is the most likely diagnosis?