Misdiagnosis of Underlying Causes of Thrombocytopenia
| About underlying conditions: With a diagnosis of Thrombocytopenia, it is important to consider whether there is an underlying condition causing Thrombocytopenia. These are other medical conditions that may possibly cause Thrombocytopenia. For general information on this form of misdiagnosis, see Underlying Condition Misdiagnosis or Overview of Misdiagnosis |
Underlying conditions list: The list of possible underlying conditions mentioned in various sources for Thrombocytopenia includes:
- Idiopathic thrombocytopenia - of unknown cause
- SLE
- Cirrhosis of the liver
- Leukemia
- Anemia
- Aplastic anemia
- Enlarged spleen
- Alcoholism
- Surgery
- Blood transfusions
- Blood poisoning
- Certain cancers (type of Polygenic diseases)
- Bone cancer
- Certain obstetric conditions
- HIV
- Viral infection - mainly a cause in children.
- Certain medications
- Autoimmune disease
- See also other causes of bleeding symptoms
Thrombocytopenia as a complication: Other conditions that might have Thrombocytopenia as a complication might be potential underlying conditions. The list of conditions listing Thrombocytopenia as a complication includes:
- Antiphospholipid syndrome
- Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome
- Brucellosis
- Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
- Lupus
Thrombocytopenia as a symptom: Conditions listing Thrombocytopenia as a symptom may also be potential underlying conditions:
Last revision: June 20, 2003
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