Pediatric Thrombocytopenia

This is defined as the reduce platelets count in your blood. Thrombocytes are blood clotting cells which help in coagulation and formed plugs in injured blood vessels.

Symptoms

Signs and symptoms include:

Nosebleeds
Bleeding from gums
Easy bruising
Longer bleeding time

Causes

This problem can be arisen from certain causes which includes:

Exposure to certain medications
Toxins
Hereditary condition
Infections
Affected immune system

Diagnosis

After taking history and conducting physical examination your doctor might recommend the blood test and bone marrow biopsy to confirm the diagnosis.

Treatment

Treatment depend upon the signs and symptoms of disease. Corticosteroids helpful in severe conditions. Medications also including gamma globulin and immune suppressant.

Pediatric Thrombocytopenia