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Thrombocytopenia Differential Diagnosis

Differentiating the diseases that can cause thrombocytopenia:

Category	Condition		Mechanism						Clinical manifestations										Para−clinical findings										Gold standard	Associated findings
									Age range	History	Symptoms						Signs
																			Lab Findings									Imaging
											Severity	Fever	Rash	Bleeding		Splenomegaly	Jaundice	Other	CBC			PBS	Bone marrow exam
				Decreased platelet production	Platelet destruction in bloodstream	Platelet destruction in spleen/liver	Inherited	Acquried							BP				Plt	HB	WBC			PT	PTT	BT	UA
Hematology	Bone marrow disorders	Myelodysplastic syndromes		+
		Aplastic anemia		+
		Acute leukemia		+
		Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)		+																									Diagnosis of exclusion
	Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA)	Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)			+
		Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)			+
		DIC
	Congenital platelet disorders	MYH-9 related disorders
		Bernard-Soulier syndrome
		Gray platelet syndrome
		Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
		Thrombocytopenia with absent radius (TAR) syndrome
		Alport syndrome
		Von Willebrand disease
	Nutrient deficiencies	Folate, vitamin B12, copper	an autoimmune mechanism	+
Rheumatologic/autoimmune disorders	Immune thrombocytopenia		Antibody-mediated platelet destruction		+						Moderate to severe	-
	Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
	Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)		autoantibody-mediated syndrome
	Felty's syndrome		splenomegaly
Infection-induced	Bacterial infections	Sepsis	Direct bone marrow suppression	+	+
		Helicobacter pylori	Immune thrombocytopenia		+
		Tick-borne infection			+
	Viral infections	HIV	Direct toxicity to megakaryocytes An ITP-like condition called primary HIV-associated thrombocytopenia (PHAT) Secondary opportunistic infections	+
		Other viruses such as rubella, mumps, varicella, parvovirus, hepatitis C, & Epstein-Barr virus		+
	Intracellular parasites	Malaria
		Babesiosis
Medication/toxicity	Drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia	Antibiotics Sulfonamides Ampicillin Piperacillin Vancomycin Rifampin Older antiepileptic agents carbamazepine Phenytoin Quinine	Occurrence of drug-dependent, platelet-reactive antibodies		+
	Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia				+
	Cytotoxic chemotherapy			+
	Radiation therapy		Predictable, dose-dependent myelosuppression	+
	OTC agents	Quinine-containing beverages
GI	Chronic liver disease			+							Mild
	Portal hypertension
Vascular	Giant capillary hemangioma		platelet destruction		+
	Aortic aneurysm		platelet destruction		+
	Cardiopulmonary bypass		platelet destruction		+
Other	Alcohol			+
	Post-transfusion purpura		immune-mediated platelet destruction
	Gestational thrombocytopenia				+