A 25-year-old woman complains of fatigue, dizziness, hemorrhagic rashes on the skin. She has been presenting with these signs for a month. Blood test: erythrocytes – 1.0 × 1012/L, Hb- 37 g/L, colour index – 1.1, leukocytes – 1.2 × 109/L, platelets – 42 × 109/l. What analysis would be the most advisable for diagnosis-making in this case?

Answer options

1. Sternal puncture (bone marrow biopsy)
2. Liver biopsy
3. Coagulation studies
4. Splenic biopsy
5. US of the gastrointestinal tract

Explanation

A 25-year-old woman complains of fatigue, dizziness, hemorrhagic rashes on the skin. She has been presenting with these signs for a month. Blood test: erythrocytes – 1.0 × 1012 /L, Hb- 37 g/L, colour index – 1.1, leukocytes – 1.2 × 109/L,, platelets – 42 × 109/l. What analysis would be the most advisable for diagnosis-making in this case?