1 February 2017 (Wednesday) - Low Platelet Count

This appeared on a Facebook group I follow.

A patient presented feeling gernerally unwell with a low platelet count. What was that all about?

It illustrates a point; when examining thrombocytopenia there really is no substitute to a good old-fashioned blood film. In this case it turned out that the chap in question had a completely unsuspected case of malaria.



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