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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2006

An 18 y.o. girl complains of weakness, dizziness, loss of appetite, menorrhagia. There are many-coloured petechiae on the skin of the upper extremities. Blood test: Hb- 105 g/l; RBC- 3,2 × 1012/l; C.I.-0,95; thromb.- 20 × 109/l. The sedimentation time according to Lee White is 5'; hemorrhagia duration according to Duke is 8', "pinch and tourniquet"test is positive. What is the most probable diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Hemorrhagic diathesis
  2. Hemophilia
  3. Iron deficiency anemia
  4. Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
  5. Marchiafava-Micheli’s disease
Correct answer

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

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