Thrombocytopenia physical examination

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Farbod Zahedi Tajrishi, M.D.

Physical Examination

A set of signs can be present in thrombocytopenia, each of which suggesting different potential underlying causes. These include:

• signs of bleeding

• lymphadenopathy

• hepatosplenomegaly,

• Signs of thrombosis (See 'When to worry about thrombosis' above.)

physical finding	further explanations
bleeding	skin petechiae purpura overt mucusal bleeding other sites
hepatosplenomegaly
lymphadenopathy	focal generalized
thromboses