RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Idiopathic Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia Purpura in a 12-year-old boy
JF American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
JO Clin Lab Sci
FD American Society of Chemistry and Laboratory Science
SP 201
OP 204
DO 10.29074/ascls.23.4.201
VO 23
IS 4
A1 Elizabeth Barrows
A1 Barbara Kraj
YR 2010
UL http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/23/4/201.abstract
AB A 12 year old boy presented to the emergency room with chief complaints of nosebleed and petechiae on lower and upper extremities. The case was adopted for an assignment in a junior level Library Research and Case Studies Presentations course in a distance learning CLS curriculum. The study describes the patient's presentation and differential diagnosis based on laboratory results. The disease background is provided and treatment options are outlined.